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Disaffected

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Dissatisfied with the people in authority and no longer willing to support them

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auteur theory

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Theory of filmmaking in which the director is viewed as the major creative force in a motion picture; infuse films with their singular perspectives and trademark visual styles when translating them from screenplays to the screen

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Benighted

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In a state of pitiful or contemptible intellectual or moral ignorance; typical owing to a lack of opportunity; overtaken by darkness

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Mellifluous

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(of a voice or words) sweet or musical; pleasant to hear

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stentorian

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(of a person’s voice) loud and powerful

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sonorous

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(of a person’s voice or other sound) imposingly deep and full; capable of producing a deep or ringing sound; (of a speech of style) using imposing language

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aural

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relating to the ear or the sense of hearing

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casement

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a window sash opening on hinges that are generally attached to the upright side of its frame

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mimeograph

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low-cost, old-fashioned copy machine that uses a stencil and ink roller to produce high-quality copies.

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lithe

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(especially of a person’s body) thin, supple, and graceful; thin and attractive, and able to move easily and gracefully, or (of movements) easy and graceful

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bemused

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Confused or bewildered; lost in thought or preoccupied

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pertly

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in an impudent or impertinent manner; in lively, a quick and spirited manner; in an attractively small and firm way

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dregs

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sediment; the solid matter that settles at the bottom of a liquid, such as tea or coffee; the most worthless par or parts of something; deposit, deposition, grounds, precipitate, sediment, settling

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sylphlike

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(of a woman or girl) slender or graceful

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pluck

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take hold of (something) and quickly remove it from its place; quickly or suddenly remove someone from a dangerous or unpleasant situation; spirited and determined courage; the heart, liver, and lungs of an animal as food

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paella

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a Spanish dish of rice, saffron, chicken, seafood, etc.; cooked and served in a large shallow pan

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lilting

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speak, sing, or sound with a lilt; a characteristic rising and falling of the voice when speaking; a pleasant gentle accent

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convivial

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(of an atmosphere or event) friendly, lively, and enjoyable; (of a person) cheerful and friendly; jovial

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restive

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stubbornly resisting control; marked by impatience or uneasiness; (of a person) unable to keep still or silent and becoming increasingly difficult to control, especially because of impatience, dissatisfaction, or boredom

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enervated

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drained or energy or vitality; feeling tired and weak; without vigor, force, or strength

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spendthrift

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a person who spends money in an extravagant, irresponsible way

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attrition

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the action or process of gradually reducing the strength or effectiveness of someone or something through sustained attack or pressure; gradual but deliberate reduction of staff numbers that occurs as employees leave a company and are not replaced

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obviate

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anticipate and prevent something from happening or to make something unnecessary; remove (a need or difficulty); avoid; prevent

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cleave

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to split or divide; to stick to something like glue; split or sever (something), especially along a natural line or grain

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unregenerate
not reforming or showing repentance; obstinately wrong or bad; not spiritually reborn or converted; obstinate or stubborn; persisting in the holding of prior convictions; opposing new ideas or causes; refusing to believe in the existence of God
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prescient
having or showing knowledge of events before they take place
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bereft
deprived or lacking something; (of a person) sad and lonely, especially through someone's death or departure
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exalted
(of a person or their rank or status) placed at a high or powerful level; held in high regard; in a state of extreme happiness
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incorrigible
incapable of being corrected, amended, improved or reformed; not manageable or unruly
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asinine
extremely stupid or foolish
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obliquity
deliberately indirect or vague, especially to fool or deceive someone; divergence from moral conduct, rectitude, or sound thinking; deviation from parallelism; achieving objectives indirectly
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accretion
the process of growth or increase; typically by the gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter; a think formed or added by gradual growth or increase
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sterling
(of a person on their work, efforts, or qualities) excellent or valuable; very good in quality
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peignoir
long, loose, and sheer outer garment for women; woman's light dressing gown or negligee
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gamine
(of a young woman) attractively boyish; a young woman with a mischievous boyish charm; a female street urchin
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piquant
having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavor; pleasantly stimulating or exciting to the mind
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waifish
(of a young person) thin and looking unhealthy or uncared for
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elfin
(with reference to a person) small and delicate, typically with an attractively mischievous or strange charm;
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pixie
fairy, specifically a cheerful mischievous sprite; usually petite vivacious woman or girl
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denigration
the action of unfairly criticizing someone or something
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misbegotten
badly conceived, designed, or planned; contemptible (used as a term of abuse)
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reproach
address (someone) in such a way to express disapproval or disappointment; the expression of disapproval or disappointment
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petulant
easily irritated or annoyed; rude in speech or behavior; childishly sulky or bad-tempered
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plaintive
something or someone with a tone of desperation, sorrow, or pleading; sounding sad and mournful
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blithe
showing a casual and cheerful in difference considered to be callous or improper; happy or joyous
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undulate
move or go with a smooth up-and-down motion; having a wavy surface or edge
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mire
cause to become stuck in mud; cover or spatter with mud; involve someone or something in (a difficult situation)
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bewilderment
a feeling of perplexed and confused
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incandescent
emitting light as a result of being heated; full of strong emotion; passionate
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cheongsam
sheath dress with a high cylindrical collar, side slits, and an asymmetrical opening in the front; a qipao - close fitting dress that originated in 1920s Shanghai
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indignantly
to feel or show anger because of something that is unfair or wrong; in a manner indicating anger or annoyance at something perceived as unfair
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sanguinely
in a positive or optimistic manner
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benevolence
the quality of being well meaning; kindness; desire to do good to others; goodwill; charitableness
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capacious
capable of holding a lot, or being spacious or roomy
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turret
a small tower on top or at the corner of a building or wall, typically of a castle; a mollusk with a long, slender, pointed spiral shell, typically brightly colored and living in tropical seas
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Irreproachable
free of guilt, not subject to blame, or without fault; beyond criticism; faultless
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resplendent
dazzling, splendid, or glorious; attractive and impressive through being richly colorful or sumptuous; to add air or gas to something to make it larger
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gingham
a two-color pattern with a checked pattern; a medium-weight, plain woven fabric made from dyed cotton or cotton-blended yarns
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inscrutable
impossible to understand or interpret
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sluiced
wash or rinse freely with a stream or shower of water; (of water) pour, flow, or shower freely
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Lepidopteran
an order of insects that includes butterflies and moths, and skippers that as adults have four broad or lanceolate wings usually covered with overlapping and often brightly colored scales and that as larvae are caterpillars
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inchoate
just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary; (of an offense) anticipating or preparatory to a further criminal act
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intrepid
resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance
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feckless
lacking strength or determination, and unable to do things properly; weak, ineffective, worthless or irresponsible; lacing initiative or strength of character; irresponsible
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recalcitrant
having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline; a person with an obstinately uncooperative attitude
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transubstantiation
the change of the whole substance of bread into the substance of the Body of Christ and of the whole substance of wine into the substance of the Blood of Christ; (especially in the Roman Catholic Church) the conversion of the substance of the Eucharistic elements into the body and blood of Christ at consecration, only the appearances of bread and wine still remaining
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forlornly
in a way that shows loneliness and unhappiness; feeling sad and lonely especially because of being left alone; nearly hopeless
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sororal
of or like a sister or sisters; relating to, resembling, or characteristic of a sister
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replete
deeply filled or permeated; filled to satisfaction with food or drink; complete; well-filled or plentifully supplied; stuffed with food and drink
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