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White, metallic element resembling tin

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Cadmium

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stinky fumes

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Miasma

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mythological man goat, also associated with a lecher

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Satyr

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Light carriage

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Phaeton

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intestines, bowels, guts

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Viscera

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good natured; friendliness

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Bonhomie

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To teach well; emphasize for teaching

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Inculcate

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drained

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Desiccated

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having poor judgment

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Astigmatic

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discard; throw away; throw overboard

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Jettison

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to take money through fraud

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Fleece

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Broken stone slabs used to make pavement

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Macadam

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inedible parts; trash

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Offal

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Shiny, volcanic glass

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Obsidian

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Sour in taste

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Acerbic

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Person who enjoys food/drink and extravagance

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Bon Vivant

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in a low, soft voice

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Sotto Voce

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unruly; noisy, difficult to control

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Obstreperous

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Coal that burns well

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Anthracite

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Easily angered; irritable

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Irascible

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water/ice that evaporates before hitting the ground

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Virga

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After a meal, normally dinner

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Postprandial

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To calm someone

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Mollify

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appropriate or suited for the circumstances

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Felicitously

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Annoyingly sentimental or flattering
Treacly
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swollen; complicated or difficult to understand
Turgid
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Reserve; restraint
Reticence
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Relating to sleep walking
Somnambulistic
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Member of an elite group
Janissary
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Someone that one vehemently dislikes; formal curse
Anathema
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Unhealthy yellow or brown in appearance (in complexion)
Sallow
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The place of origin; earliest known history
Provenance
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Gaudy; loud and flashy
Garish
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of a dull grayish-brown color
Dun
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to reject the validity of
repudiate
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existing in reality regardless of legal authority
De facto
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Obedient or attentive in a fawning, servile way
Obsequious
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brothel
Bordello
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a group of people having some unifying relationship
Cadre
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elaborately arranged hair
Coiffed
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(disease, animals) native or restricted to a certain country or area
Endemic
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extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation
Imbroglio
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ability to stay calm, especially in dangerous situations
Sang-Froid
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affecting the mind (in reference to drugs)
Psychotropic
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a sudden attack, usually to obtain something; a raid
Foray
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pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner
Grandiloquent (KUPERSMITH)
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apparently attractive but in reality having no value or integrity; tasteless or cheap
Meretricious
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large outdoor party or celebration
Fete
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the act of surrendering or yielding
Capitulation
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a group of supporters or followers
Retinue
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a ruler that holds absolute power and is usually cruel and oppressive
Despot
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a long cliff or steep slope that separates two flat areas; a cliff
Escarpment
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a block or slab which a pedestal, column, or statue is placed
Plinth
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a deep blue semi-precious stone
Lapis
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intruder; unwanted invader
Interloper
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brief moment of fainting; swoon
Syncope
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set of three
Troika
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self confidence or assurance; composure
Aplomb
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a sudden, violent, illegal seizure of government
Coup
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resembling the blue of the sky
Cerulean
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Apparently or purportedly, but perhaps not actually
Ostensibly
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a decorated platform or framework on which a coffin is placed during a funeral
Catafalque
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casual lack of concern; indifference
Insouciance
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a solemn procession, especially for a funeral
Cortege
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a place or situation in which concentrated forces interact to cause or influence change; a sever test
Crucible
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speaking in a smooth, easy way that lacks sincerity
Glib
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to stir, shock, or excite someone into action
Galvanize
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surprised or confused so much that one is unsure how to react
Non-Plussed
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deserving or causing public disgrace or shame
Ignominious
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necessary if you want to be fashionable, popular, or socially accepted
De Riguer

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