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Weak Words 20-24 Flashcards

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phillistine

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narrow-minded person

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atrifice

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deception. trickery

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progenitor

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ancestor

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noncomittal

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neutral, undecided

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addiction

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habitual need

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partiality

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inclination

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encomium

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high praise

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expropriate

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take possession of

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potential

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expressing possibility

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precipitate (adj)

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rash, hasty

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generic

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characteristics of an entire class

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roil

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to make liquids murky by stirring

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ostensible

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pretended

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monotony

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sameness leading to boredom

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receptive

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willing to receive ideas

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chaffing

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teasing, bantering

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divest

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strip, deprive

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jaunt

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trip, short journey

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ordeal

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severe trial

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stint

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assigned portion of work

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fulsome

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disgustingly excessive

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pusillanimous

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cowardly

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recumbent

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reclining

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pathos

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pity

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despot

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harsh ruler

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retain

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keep, employ

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indenture

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bind as servant to master

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relevant

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pertinent

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29
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verbalize

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put into words

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horticultural

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pertaining to the cultivation of gardens

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dabble

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work in a non-serious manner

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32
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prostrate

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stretched out on the ground

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ramification

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branching out

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exegesis

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explanation

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travail

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painful, torment

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intrinsic

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essential

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unwitting

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not knowing

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formality

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ceremonious quality

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knit

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grow together

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harbor

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provide refuge for, hide

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gentility

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refinement

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yoke

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join together

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indubitable

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unable to be doubted

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demur

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objection

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whiff

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hint

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immaculate

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spotless, flawless

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prelude

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introduction

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48
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extenuate

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weaken

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lull (n)

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moment of calm

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vogue

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popular fashion

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temerity

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boldness, rashness

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embroil

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throw into confusion

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ascribe

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refer

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enterprising

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full of intiatives

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lull (v)

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soothe

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uncanny

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strange, mysterious

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perdition

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complete ruin

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implacable

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incapable of being pacified

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impeach

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to call into question

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incompatible

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not harmonius

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celerity

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speed, rapidity

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comprise

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includes, consist of

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divine

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foresee the future, godly

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artless

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open and honest

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concurrent

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happening at the same time

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insurrection

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rebellion

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pundit

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expert

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impromptu

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without previous preparation

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bizarre

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unusual

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potable

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suitable for drinking

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gaffe

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social blunder

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slipshod

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lack of care

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fortuitous

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accidental

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decry

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express strong disapproval of

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despostition

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testimony under oath

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expunge

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cancel, remove

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hermetic

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made airtight by fusion

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excoriate

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scold with biting harshness

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insalubrious

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unwholesome

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dissolute

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loose in morals

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defuse

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to make less dangerous

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devoid

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lacking

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apprise

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inform

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graft

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piece of transplanted tissue

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epitaph

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inscription in memory of a dead person

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discomfit

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defeat

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diagnosis

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analysis of a condition

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garbled

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mixed up, jumbled

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adherent

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supporter, follower

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endemic

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found among particular people

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charisma

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divine gift

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precise

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exact

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dutiful

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respectful, obedient

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invocation

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call for support

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stilted

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bombastic

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vignette

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picture

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collate

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arrange in order

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lugubrious

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mournful

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recast

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reconstruct

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fraudulent

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cheating, deceitful

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gloss over

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explain away

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worldly

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engrossed in matters of this earth

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context

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writings preceding and following the passage quoted

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jocose

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given to joking

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depredation

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plundering

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heyday

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prime, time of great success

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imprudent

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not showing care

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incontinent

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lacking self-control

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timidity

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lack of self-confidence

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veractiy

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truthfulness

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practitioner

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someone engaged in a profession

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incense

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enrage, infuriate

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knave

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untrustworthy person

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metaphysical

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pertaining to speculative philosophy

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meditation

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reflection, thought

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unbridled

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violent

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inhibit

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hinder, restrain, prevent

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purveyor

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caterer

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autocratic

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having absolute power

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serenity

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calmness

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terminology

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terms used in a science

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staid

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sober

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sonorous

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resonant

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prim

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very precise and formal

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censor

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person who eliminates inappropriate remarks

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burlesque

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give an imitation that ridicules

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rationalize

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offer an excuse

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console

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give comfort

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avow

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declare openly

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dilettante

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aimless follower of the arts

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tumult

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commotion, riot

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cozen

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cheat, swindle

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default

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failure to act

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pique (n)

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irritation, resentment

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genteel

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refined, polite

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cynosure

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person center of attention

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persona

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public personality

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redress

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compensation

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prone

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inclined to

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prureint

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having lustful desires

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fatuous

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foolish, inane

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condescend

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showing feeling of superiority

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