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Devotee

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Showing support and intense interest about something or someone

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Supercilious

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Behaving or looking like one thinks one is superior to others

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Buttress

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A structure built against or projecting from a wall that is use to support the wall

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Facade

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Face of a building; putting on a front to hide something

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Excruciating

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causing great pain or anguish

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Captivating

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Charmingly or unbelievably appealing

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Typify

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represent; symbolize or example of something

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Unison

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in perfect agreement; at the same time simultaneously

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Surreptitious

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kept secret, especially because if it would not be approved of

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Agitate

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make (someone) troubled or nervous

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Verdigris

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blue-green, copper-based pigments that form a patina on copper, bronze, and brass.

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Frivolous

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not having any serious purpose or value; (of a person) carefree and not serious

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Surname

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It is the last name or the name passed down in the family

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Cavalcade

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a formal procession of people walking, on horseback, or riding in vehicles

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Tentative

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not certain, fixed, or agreed upon.

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Prominent

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important, famous; projecting from something

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Fastidious

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demanding excessive care; attention to detail

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Listless

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lacking energy or interest

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Tepid

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slightly warm; showing little interest

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Supine

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lying face upward; failing to act or protest because of moral weakness or indolence

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Captivated

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attract and hold the interest and attention of; charm

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Raucous

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Making a loud and unpleasant noise

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Berth

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a fixed bed or bunk on a ship, train, or other transportation.

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Capsize

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a boat overturned in the water

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Acrid
Unpleasantly strong taste or smell.
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Tryst
an agreement to meet between lovers or the meeting place
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Incessant
continuing without pause or interruption
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Agile
able to move your body quickly and easily
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Claustrophobic
fear of confined places
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Acute
experience something to a severe or intense degree
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Ensue
happen or occur afterward as a result of.
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Lineage
lineal descent from an ancestor, ancestry, or pedigree
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Consternation
feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected.
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Pensive
engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
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Frigid
very cold in temperature
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Morose
sullen and ill-tempered
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Inaugurate
begin, introduce or to start something
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Ululate
howl or wail with strong emotion, typically grief.
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Sabbatical
a period of paid leave granted to a university teacher or other worker for study or travel.
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Senile
having or showing the weaknesses or diseases of old age (person)
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Disembark
leave a ship, aircraft, or other vehicles.
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Despondent
in low spirits from loss of hope or courage.
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Truncate
Cut short; shorten the extent of.
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Dwindle
diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength.
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Effigy
an image or representation especially of a person; a figure representing a hated person
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Buttress
An architectural structure built against or projecting from a wall that serves to support or reinforce the wall
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Welt
A raised itchy rash on the body
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Goad
provoke or annoy (someone) to stimulate some action or reaction
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Pallor
deficiency of color especially on the face
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Inept
having or showing no skill; climsy
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Baffle
Confused, bewilder or perplexed
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Arbitrary
based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason
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Monograph
detailed written study of a single specialized subject
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Frieze
A broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration, especially on a wall near the ceiling
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Vociferous
So loud or insistent as to compel attention, expressing feelings loudly and intensely
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Emulate
Match or surpass( a person or achievement), typically by imitation
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Anomaly
Something that deviated from what is standard, normal, or expected
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Dissuade
persuade (someone) not to take a particular course of action.
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Boisterous
(of a person, even, or behavior) noisy, lively and full of energy
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Reciprocate
To return in kind or degree and reciprocate a compliment gracefully, intransitive
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Arduous
involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult or tiring
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Rampant
something that exists in large amount or that grows and expands unrestrained (rats)
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Nostalgia
a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happen personal association
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diffident
Shy because of a lack of self- confidence
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irreverent
showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously.
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clandestine
kept secret or done secretively, especially because forbidden by law
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unkempt
having an untidy or disordered appearance.
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invigorated
give strength or energy to.
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lucrative
producing a lot of money
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collate
collect and combine (texts, information, or sets of figures) in proper order.
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lurch
make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements; stagger.
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parquet
Wooden floor pattern; the ground floor of a theater or auditorium.
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nocturnal
done, occurring, or active at night.
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pelt
Act of repeatedly throwing something at someone.
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remnant
a small remaining amount of something.
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covet
If you covet something, you strongly want to have it for yourself
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auspicious
giving or being a sign of future success.
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subsequent 
coming after something in time; following.; following in time, order, or place
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inconsolable
(of a person or their grief) not able to be comforted or alleviated.
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stamina
the ability to sustain the prolonged physical or mental effort.
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ruse
an action intended to deceive someone; a trick.
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relevance
Important to the matter at hand
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ornament
a thing used to make something look more attractive but usually having no practical purpose, especially a small object such as a figurine.
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honorary
granted as an honor, without the usual requirements or functions.
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beget
give rise to; brings about. (King may beget a heir to the throne)
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solace
comfort in a time of distress or sadness.
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forsake
abandon (someone or something).
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discombobulate
state of confusion, upset, or disorient

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