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Effusion

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something that is said or expressed too much or with a lot of emotion

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Inure

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: to cause (someone) to be less affected by something unpleasant : to cause (someone) to be less sensitive to something unpleasant

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Capacious

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able to hold or contain a lot : large in capacity

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Inexorable

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not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless

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Ameliorate

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: to make (something, such as a problem) better, less painful, etc.

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Penury

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: a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (as money); especially : severe poverty

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Caprice

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a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action
a sudden usually unpredictable condition, change, or series of changes

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Chimerical

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existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary or improbable

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Lineaments

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an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face —usually used in plural
a linear topographic feature (as of the earth) that reveals a characteristic (as a fault or the subsurface structure)

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Multifarious

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having or occurring in great variety : diverse

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Reprobate

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to condemn strongly as unworthy, unacceptable, or evil
to foreordain to damnation
to refuse to accept : reject

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Panegyric

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something (such as a speech or a piece of writing) that praises someone or something

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Charnel

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a building or chamber in which bodies or bones are deposited —called also charnel house

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Pertinacity

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adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design
perversely persistent
stubbornly tenacious

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Encomium

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: glowing and warmly enthusiastic praise; also : an expression of this

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Approbation

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: praise or approval

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Dilatoriness

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tending or intended to cause delay

characterized by procrastination : tardy

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Perambulation

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: to travel over or through especially on foot :

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Salubrious

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making good health possible or likely

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Exculpate

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to prove that someone is not guilty of doing something wrong

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Execrate

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to dislike and criticize (someone or something) very strongly

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Obdurate

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: refusing to do what other people want : not willing to change your opinion or the way you do something

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Incommoded

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: to give inconvenience or distress to : disturb

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Scion

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: a person who was born into a rich, famous, or important family

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Disquisition

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a long speech or written report on a subject

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Sagacity

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the quality of being sagacious : having or showing an ability to understand difficult ideas and situations and to make good decisions

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Sanguinary

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bloodthirsty, murderous
attended by bloodshed : bloody
consisting of blood <a></a>

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Asseveration

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to affirm or declare positively or earnestly

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Imprecations

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an offensive word or phrase that people say when they are angry

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Deputation

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a group of people who are sent to a place to represent other people