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Vertiginous

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Causing dizziness from height.

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Lapidarian

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Related to stonework or elegant writing.

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Protean

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Able to change easily; versatile.

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Eidetic

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Having a vivid, detailed memory.

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Normative

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Relating to rules or standards.

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Predicate

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To base on something.

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Deciduous

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Shedding leaves yearly (trees/plants).

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Gregarious

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Very sociable.

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Sedate

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Calm and quiet.

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Maverick

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Independent-minded person.

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Intrepid

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Brave and fearless.

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Parvenu

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Someone newly rich or powerful.

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Rabble

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Noisy, common crowd.

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Gentry

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Upper middle class.

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Regent

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Ruler in place of a monarch.

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Regalia

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Royal or ceremonial dress.

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Regency

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Rule by a regent.

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Indigent

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Very poor.

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Impoverished

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Extremely poor.

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Outcast

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Person rejected by society.

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Pariah

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Social outcast.

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Effete

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Weak and worn out.

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Enervated

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Tired; drained of energy.

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Abated

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Reduced or lessened.

Shrivel

To dry up or shrink.

Evanesce

To fade away.

Reprobate

Morally bad person.

Wastrel

Wasteful or lazy person.

Repudiate

To reject or deny.

Insipid

Dull or boring.

Nebulous

Unclear or vague.

Disconcerting

Disturbing or upsetting.

Confounding

Confusing or surprising.

Bewildering

Very confusing.

Niggle

Small annoyance or worry.

Ablution

Ritual washing.

Austere

Strict or plain.

Clandestine

Secret or hidden.

Valour

Courage in danger.

Valiant

Brave and strong.

Omen

Sign of what may happen.

Premonition

Feeling something will happen.

Foreboding

Bad feeling about the future.

Apprehensive

Worried or nervous.

Affronted

Offended.

Flattered

Pleased by praise.