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aegis

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protection or patronage

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aesthetic

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concerned with beauty and the appreciation of beauty

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affected

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not natural or genuine

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affirm

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to state something as the truth

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affliction

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a thing that causes suffering

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bellicose

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eager to fight

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chicanery

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deception by clever or cunning means

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chimerical

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unreal

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choreography

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the arrangement of movements for a dance

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chronic

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lasting for a long time

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churlish

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rude because one does not admit the generosity of other people

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demure

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shy, quiet and well behaved

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denigrate

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to blacken; to defame

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denounce

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to disapprove strongly

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denuded

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bared; covering taken off

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durability

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quality of being durable i.e. lasting for a long time

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emasculate

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to remove the sexual organs of a male animal

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embellish

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to make something beautiful by adding ornaments; to improve by adding often untrue details

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embittered

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filled with bitter feelings

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embodiment

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someone or something that represents a quality or an idea exactly

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gaudy

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garish

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impudence

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the act or condition of being impudent; insolence

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impugn

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to call into question; to challenge or try discredit

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inaccessible

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hard or impossible to reach, approach, or attain

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inane

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devoid of meaning or substance; nonsensical

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maven

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a person with specialized knowledge, often in practical or everyday matters; an expert

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maverick

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a person who thinks and behaves independently

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mediator

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go between

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nemesis

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punishment

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obsolete

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not in use any more because something better has been invented

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obstinate

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stubborn

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32
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personify

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to be a perfect or typical example of

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perspicacious

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quick in noticing, understanding, or judging things accurately

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perspicuity

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clearness or expression

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pertinacious

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very determined and refusing to be defeated by problems

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pertinent

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relevant to a particular subject

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quiescent

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quiet and inactive

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redolent

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making someone thing of something; giving off a strong, usually pleasant odor

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redouble

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to make or become greater or more intense

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redoubtable

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producing respect and a letter fear in others

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sequester

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to keep a jury together in a place so that they cannot discuss the case with other people or read or hear news reports about it

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serendipity

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the lucky tendency to find interesting or valuable things by chance

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serenity

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the state of being serene

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sermonize

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to give moral advice in a pompous way

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taut

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tense; stretched

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tawdry

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showy or gaudy but without real value

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unalloyed

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going strong

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unaltered

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not changed

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vain

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extremely proud of one’s own beauty, intelligence, or other good qualities; having no value or significance

50
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validity

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the state of being legally acceptable, the state of being logical

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affluence

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abundance of money, goods or property

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affront

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remark or action intended to insult or offend someone

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aficionado

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a person who is very enthusiastic about a particular sport or pastime

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aggravate

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to make worse or move serious

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aghast

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filled with surprise, fear and shock

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belligerent

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angry and ready to fight

57
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bemoan

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to show sorrow for; to complain about

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circuitous

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going a long way around; indirect

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circumlocution

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the use of many words to say something that could be said in a few words

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circumscribe

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to limit one’s power or freedom

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circumvent

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to find a way of overcoming or avoiding something; to avoid a rule or law

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citadel

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a strong castle where people can get shelter from danger especially during war

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deprecate

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to not approve of something; to criticize

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deprivation

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taking away of something from somebody

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derelict

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no longer used and in bad condition; a person without a home, a job, or property

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deride

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to label as ridiculous; to laugh at cruelly

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embody

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to express or give visible form to

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embolden

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to give courage or confidence to

69
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eminent

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famous and distinguished

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fallacious

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not correct

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genuflect

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to bend one or both knees as a sign of respect to god

72
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inappropriate

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not suitable or fitting

73
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incalculable

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not capable of being calculated or measured; too great or large to be calculated

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incandescent

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giving off light as a result of heating; showing brilliance or passion

75
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incantation

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the words or sounds that are uttered, especially chanted as part of a magical ritual or spell, or the act of uttering such words or sounds

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mediocre

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of average to poor quality

77
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mediocrity

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the quality of being average

78
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niche

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a specific area

79
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obstreperous

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noisy and difficult to control

80
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perusal

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the action reading

81
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pessimistic

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tending to expect unfavorable outcomes

82
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petulance

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unreasonable, childish bad temper over something unimportant

83
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petulant

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showing or inclined to show sudden or unreasonable irritation

84
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philanthropy

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charity

85
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quixotic

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absurdly and impractically chivalrous; ridiculously idealistic

86
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refurbish

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to make a building clean, fresh, and attractive again

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refutable

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deniable

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rehash

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to present old ideas, facts, etc. in a slightly different way so that they seem new or original

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serpentine

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twisting and curving like a snake

90
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setback

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something that slows, stops, or reverses progress

91
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shallow

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not showing serious or careful thought

92
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shattering

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shocking and upsetting someone very much

93
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tedious

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boring

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teeming

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containing large numbers of animals or people

95
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unanimity

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the state of being in complete agreement

96
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voluminous

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great in quantity

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voluptuous

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curvaceous and sexually attractive

98
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voracious

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eating or craving food in large quantities; very eager in some respect

99
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waft

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to move gently through air; breath; puff

100
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wager

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to bet

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