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| concerning the appreciation of beauty |
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| somethign out of place in time |
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| deviation from what is normal |
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| lack of intrest or emotion |
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| to judge a dispute between two opposing parties |
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| predictable, cliche, boring |
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| pompus in manner or speech |
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| impartial and honest in speech |
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| changing ones mind quickly and often |
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| to punish or criticize harshly |
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| something that brings about a change in something else |
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| someone prejudiced to a group to which he or she belongs |
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| to overlook, pardon, or disregard |
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| intricate and complicated |
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| to provide supporting evidence |
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| steadily incteasing volume or force |
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| appropriatness of behaviour or conduct; propriety |
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| to speak or treat with contempt; to mock |
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| jumping from one thing to another; disconected |
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| an abusive condemnatory speech |
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| to make larger; to expand |
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| someone with an amatuerish and superficial interest in a topic |
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| a funeral hymn or mournful speech |
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| to perceive; to recognize |
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| to present a false appearance; to disguise ones real intentions |
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| a firmly held opinion, often a religious beleif |
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| selecting from or made up of a variety of sources |
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| a sorrowful poem or speech |
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| to copy; to try to equal or excel |
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| to use expressions or double meaning in order to mislead |
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| learned, scholarly, bookish |
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| known or understood by only a few |
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| use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one |
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| clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression |
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| acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with unquestioned devotion |
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| intensely emotional; feverish |
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| tendency to be thrifty or cheap |
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| one who opposes established beleifs, customs, or institutions |
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