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| verb, to lessen in intensity or degree |
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| noun, an expression of praise |
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| noun, excessive praise; intense adoration |
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| adjective, dealing with appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful |
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| verb, to make better or more tolerable |
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| noun, one who practices rigid self-denial, espcially as an act of religious devotion |
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| noun, greed, especially for wealth |
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| noun, a universally recognized principle |
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| verb, to grow rapidly or flourish |
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| adjective, rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants |
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| noun, harsh, jarring, discordang sound; dissonance |
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| noun, an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature |
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| noun, severe criticism or punishment |
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| noun, a substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing; a person or thing that causes change |
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| adjective, burning or stinging; causing corrosion |
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| adjective, wary, cautious, sparing |
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| adjective, appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing |
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| noun, the willingness to comply with the wishes of others |
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| adjective, argumentative, quarrelsome, causing controversy or disagreement |
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| adjective, regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness |
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| adjective, deserving blame |
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| noun, smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack |
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| verb, to question or oppose |
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| adjective, intended to teach or instruct |
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| noun, cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions |
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| adjective, free of bias or self-interest, impartial |
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| adjective, expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or unprovable principles |
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| noun, the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings |
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| adjective, composed of elements drawn from various sources |
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| noun, a mournful poem, especially one lamenting the dead |
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| adjective/noun, soothing, especially to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying; an agent that softens or smoothes the skin |
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| adjective, based on observation or experiment |
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| adjective, mysterious, obscure; difficult to understand |
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| adjective, brief; fleeting |
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| adjective, intended for or understood by a small, specific group |
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| noun, a speech honoring the dead |
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| adjective, playful; humorous |
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| noun, an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief |
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| adjective, marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious |
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| adjective, sociable, outgoing, enjoying the company of other people |
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| verb/noun, to deliver a pompous speech or tirade; a long, pompous speech |
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| adjective, violating accepted dogma or convention |
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| noun, an exaggerated statement; often used as a figure of speech |
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| adjective, lacking funds; without money |
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| adjective, beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
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| adjective, unmoving; lethargic; sluggish |
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| adjective, harmless; causing no damage |
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| adjective, refusing to compromise |
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| verb, to obtain by deception or flattery |
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| adjective, sad; sullen; melancholy |
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| adjective, evoking intense aversion or dislike |
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| adjective, impenetrable by light; not reflecting light |
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| noun, the act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm |
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| adjective, penny pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous |
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| adjective, extremely harmful; potentially causing death |
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| verb, to examine with great care |
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| adjective, extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion |
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| noun, one that precedes and indicates or announces another |
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| verb, to dress up, to primp; to goorm oneself with elaborate care |
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| adjective, abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary |
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| adjective, producing large volumes or amounts; productive |
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| verb, to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor |
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| noun, stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest |
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| adjective, awe-inspiring; worthy of honor |
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| noun/verb, authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance; to give permission or authority to |
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| noun, a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision |
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| adjective, sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect |
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| adjective, indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast |
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| verb, to take the place of; supersede |
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| adjective, lethargic; sluggish; dormant |
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| adjective, existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered, widespread |
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| adjective, sophisticated, refined, elegant |
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| verb, to defame; to characterize harshly |
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