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objurgate

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to chide vehemently

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objurgate

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to chide vehemently

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obloquy

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  1. verbal abuse, censure, vituperation; 2. the condition of being in disgrace, infamy, shame
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obloquy

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  1. verbal abuse, censure, vituperation; 2. the condition of being in disgrace, infamy, shame
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pavid

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timid

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pavid

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timid

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scrofulous

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morally corrupt, degenerate

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scrofulous

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morally corrupt, degenerate

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camarilla

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a group of confidential, often scheming, advisors

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camarilla

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a group of confidential, often scheming, advisors

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caparison

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to adorn with rich clothing, deck out

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caparison

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to adorn with rich clothing, deck out

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demur

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to hesitate because of one’s doubts or objections or scruples

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demur

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to hesitate because of one’s doubts or objections or scruples

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cosset

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to make a pet of, coddle, pamper

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cosset

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to make a pet of, coddle, pamper

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Gehenna

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place of eternal torment. Refers to where sacrifices to Baal and Moloch were offered.

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Gehenna

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place of eternal torment. Refers to where sacrifices to Baal and Moloch were offered.

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marplot

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someone who, by his officious interference, mars or defeats a plan.

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marplot

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someone who, by his officious interference, mars or defeats a plan.

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moiré

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having a watered or wavy pattern

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moiré

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having a watered or wavy pattern

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Moloch

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anything regarded as demanding terrible sacrifice

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Moloch

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anything regarded as demanding terrible sacrifice

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munificence
great generosity
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munificence
great generosity
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Myrmidon
an unquestioning follower or subordinate who carries out orders without scruple or hesitation.
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Myrmidon
an unquestioning follower or subordinate who carries out orders without scruple or hesitation.
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otiose
idle, indolent; ineffective, futile, sterile; useless, superfluous
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otiose
idle, indolent; ineffective, futile, sterile; useless, superfluous
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patulous
spreading apart
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patulous
spreading apart
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prevaricate
to quibble, to shift or tunr aside from or evade the truth; talking around a question in the hope of dodging it by confusing the issue and disclosing nothing.
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prevaricate
to quibble, to shift or turn aside from or evade the truth; talking around a question in the hope of dodging it by confusing the issue and disclosing nothing.
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psittaceous
parrot-like
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psittaceous
parrot-like
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recumbent
reposing, inactive, reclining
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recumbent
reposing, inactive, reclining
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refractory
stubborn, obstinate; able to resist disease/treatment.
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refractory
stubborn, obstinate; able to resist disease/treatment.
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sortilege
divination by drawing lots
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sortilege
divination by drawing lots
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splenetic
angry, peevish, ill-tempered
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splenetic
angry, peevish, ill-tempered
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sublate
in logic: to contradict, deny, annul, or wipe out
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sublate
in logic: to contradict, deny, annul, or wipe out
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tenebrous
dark, gloomy
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tenebrous
dark, gloomy
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tergiversation
desertion of a cause; apostasy
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tergiversation
1. Equivocate repeatedly as regards to a cause or subject 2. desertion of a cause; apostasy
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titivate
to adorn, dress up
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titivate
to adorn, dress up
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tractable
easily led, taught, or managed
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tractable
easily led, taught, or managed
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ukase
any official decree or proclamation by an absolutist authority
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ukase
any official decree or proclamation
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viaticum
provisions for a journey; Eucharist given to the dying
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viaticum
provisions for a journey; Eucharist given to the dying
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wizen
to wither, to shrivel, to dry up, to fade
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wizen
to wither, to shrivel, to dry up, to fade

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