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| A medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals, esp. base metals into gold |
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| Having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe; something with a tightening effect on tissue |
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| A generally agreed-upon practice or attitude |
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| An attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness |
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| Polite or appropriate conduct or behavior |
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| Scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment |
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| To dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull |
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| One with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge |
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| To disclose something secret |
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| To flatter or praise excessively |
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| To show contempt for, as in a rule or convention |
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| Pointlessly talkative, talking too much |
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| Marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial |
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| Overbearing presumption or pride; arrogance |
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| About to happen; impending |
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| Having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice |
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| Damaging; harmful; injurious |
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| Not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate |
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| An independent individual who does not go along with a group or party |
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| Characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood |
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| To calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity |
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| A recent convert; a beginner; novice |
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| To deliberately obscure; to make confusing |
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| Stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising |
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| Characterized by or given to pretentious display; showy |
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| Calm; sluggish; unemotional |
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| An overabundance; surplus |
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| Practical rather than idealistic |
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| Overstepping due bounds (as or propriety or courtesy); talking liberties |
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| Adherence to highest principles; complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness |
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| A natural predisposition or inclination |
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| Excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant |
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| A natural inclination or tendency; penchant |
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| Dull; lacking in spirit or imagination |
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| Characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste |
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| Foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals |
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| Occurring or recurring daily; commonplace |
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| To make or become thin, less dense; to refine |
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| Hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure |
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| Radiant; shiny; brilliant |
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| To fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise |
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| Diligent; persistent; hard-working |
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| A piece of broken pottery or glass |
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| Causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep |
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| Thin; not dense; arranged at widely spaced intervals |
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| One who spends money wastefully |
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| Not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern |
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| Implied; not explicitly stated |
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| Brief and concise in wording |
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| To publicly praise or promote |
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| Sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating |
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| Genuine; not false or hypocritical |
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| Indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable |
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| To waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another; waver |
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| Multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different color |
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| To use harsh, condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; berate |
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| Readily changing to vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive |
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