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1
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Enticements

A

something used to attract or to tempt someone; a lure

2
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to ascertain

A

find (something) out for certain; make sure of

3
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to dispel

A

make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear

4
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to peruse

A

read (something), typically in a thorough or careful way; examine carefully or at length

5
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to consecrate

A

make or declare (something, typically a church) sacred; dedicate formally to a religious purpose

6
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to encompass

A

surround and habe or hold within; include comprehensively

7
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to assail

A

make a concerted or violent attack

8
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Dejection

A

a sad and depressed state; low spirits

9
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ardent

A

very enthusiastic or passionate

10
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endowment

A

the action of endowing something or someone; a quality or ability possessed or inherited by someone

11
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dauntless

A

showing fearlessness and determination

12
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to entreat

A

ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something; treat (someone) in a specified manner

13
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inexorable

A

impossible to stop or prevent

14
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to confide

A

tell someone about a secret or private matter while trusting them not to repeat it to others

15
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prudence

A

the quality of being prudent; cautiousness

16
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dismay

A

concern and distress caused by something unexpected; cause (someone) to feel concern or distress

17
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to forbear

A

politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; refrain

18
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solicitude

A

care or concern for someone or something

19
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repose

A

a state of rest, sleep or tranquility

20
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impertinent

A

not showing proper respect; rude; not perinent to a particular matter; irrelevant

21
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inquisitiveness

A

curiosity

22
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perilous

A

full of danger or risk

23
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conciliating

A

placating

24
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poignant

A

evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret

25
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to cull

A

reduce the population of (a wild animal) by selective slaughter; select from a large quantity; obtain from a variety of sources

26
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utterance

A

a spoken word, statement or vocal sound

27
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ardour

A

great enthusiasm or passion

28
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fervour

A

intense and passionate feeling; intense heat

29
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composure

A

the state or feeling of being calm and in control of oneself

30
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fastidious

A

very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail

31
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discernment

A

the ability to judge well

32
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to deduce

A

arrive at (a fact or conclusion) by reasoning; draw as a logical conclusion

33
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indefatigable

A

(of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly

34
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perpetually

A

never ending or changing; occuring repeatedly

35
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disposition

A

a person’s inherent qualities of mind and character; the way in which something is placed or arranged, especially in relatin to other things

36
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Eccentricity

A

the state of being eccentric; an eccentric action