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05/10/2005
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edifice
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noun, building especially large one
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cogitate
 Definition
verb, to think seriously, ponder
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sagacious
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adj, wise foreseeing
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scaffold
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noun, temporary metal or wooden framework
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pillory
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noun, devise with three holes for public humiliation.... you know
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ignominious
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adj, shameful disgraceful
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demeanor
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noun, behavior
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ensue
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verb, follow, result
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physiognomy
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noun, facial features and expressions
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reprisal
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noun, injury done for injury recieved, revenge
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mien
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noun, ones manner, the way one presents them self
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pessimism
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moun, tendency to expect the worst
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reprove
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verb, find fault with
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jocular
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adj, joking full of fun lighthearted
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fop
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noun, vain, fussy with appearence/clothes
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profligate
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adj, extremely wasteful and extravegant
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fracas
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noun, brawl fight
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contentious
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adj, quarelsome
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daunt
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verb, to inspire fear, discourage
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approbation
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noun, approval
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ostentatious
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adj, showy
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corroborate
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verb, to confirm, to substanciate
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miserly
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adj, stingy, penny-pinching
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fervent
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adj, impassioned, intense
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autocratic
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adj, bossy
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embellish
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verb, to add details, exagerate
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precarious
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adj, dangerous, unstable, uncertain
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pious
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adj, deeply religious
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candid
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adj, honest open
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confluence
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verb, gather in one place
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provincial
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adj, rural, unsophisticated, limited point of view
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refute
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verb, prove faulty, to deny
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servile
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adj, overly submissive, docile
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discord
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noun, disagrement
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ascendant
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adj, superior, dominant
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obscure
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adj, hard to understand, unclear
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innovate
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verb, invent, create
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garb
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noun, clothing
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PRAGMATIC :)
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adj, practical
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allocate
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verb, allowed, designated
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enigma
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noun, riddle, perplexing person or thing
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virulent
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adj, extremely poisonous
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articulate
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verb, enunciate, to form a joint or connection
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insipid
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adj, dull, bland, monotonous
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pejorative
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adj, negative, detrimental
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hedonistic
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adj, pleasure-seeking, indulgent
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assuage
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verb, to soothe, to passify
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avaricious
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adj, greedy
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amity
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noun, friendship
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chicanery
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noun, trickery, decietful behavior
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anathema
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noun, curse
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condone
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verb, forgive, except
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indolence
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noun, laziness
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insolence
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noun, rudeness, disrespect
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avunacular
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adj, kindly
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levity
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adj, without seriousness
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disparage
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verb, belittle
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astute
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adj, perceptive
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analogous
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adj, similar
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altruistic
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adj, charitable, selfless
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saccharine
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adj, sweet, sentimental
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preclude
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verb, prevent, exclude
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volatile
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adj, explosive
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peripheral
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adj, on the edge of something, unimportant
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genial
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adj, friendly, helpful, sympathetic
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caustic
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adj, uncomplimentary, burning
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emulate
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verb, immitate an admirable quality
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aesthetic
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adj, relating to beauty
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ascetic
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noun, person who denies themself all pleasure
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affable
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adj, easy to talk to
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capricious
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adj, whimsical, unpredictable
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rescind
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verb, take back
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innocuous
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adj, harmless
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ambivalent
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adj, indecisive, unable to make up ones mind
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acerbic
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adj, sharp bitter sour
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ennui
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noun, boredom
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castigate
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verb, to scold, to punish
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abashed
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adj, embarrased
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lagniappe
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noun, extra or unexpected gift
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lethal
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adj, deadly
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terse
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adj, brief
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prevaricate
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verb, to lie, sway from the truth
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conoisseur
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noun, fan, expert
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clandestine
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adj, secretive
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derogatory
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adj, belittling, dissaproving
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sycophant
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noun, brown-noser, suckup
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ameliorate
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verb, improve, to make or become better
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furtive
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adj, stealthy, shifty, secret
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philanthropy
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noun, love of humankind, something intended to promote human welfare
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revere
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verb, to regard with awe, worship
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verbose
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adj, wordy
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raze
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verb, demolish
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piece de resistance
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noun, something unresistable, the best
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sinuous
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adj, curvy, winding
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vitriolic
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adj, vicious, negative, corrosive
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implacable
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adj, unforgiving
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predilection
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noun, preference
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culpability
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noun, blameworthy
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acrimony
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noun, harshness, unpleasentness, sharp and bitter manner
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prodigy
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noun, gifted child
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inadvertent
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adj, accidental
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mitigate
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verb, to make less severe
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lethargic
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adj, lazy, unenthusiastic
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stoic
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adj, showing no emotion
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plethora
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noun, adundance
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cryptic
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adj, mystifying, using code
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laud
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verb, to give praise, to glorify
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respite
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noun, short interval of rest
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immutable
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adj, susceptable to change
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nominal
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adj, insignifigant, small, relating to names
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stringent
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adj, severe imposing rigorous standards
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desecrate
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verb, to violate the sacredness of, profane
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fortuitous
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adj, accidental, lucky, fortunate
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supercilious
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adj, arrogant, proud, stuck-up
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miniscule
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adj, tiny
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virtuoso
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noun, accomplished musician
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apathy
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noun, lack of concern interest or emotion
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didactive
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adj, instructive
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premptory
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adj, imparative, demanding
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dearth
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noun, scarcity, miniscule amount
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extraneous
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adj, extra
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deride
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verb, to ridicule
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remorse
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noun, feeling of deep regret
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efface
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verb, to erase, rub away
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attrition
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noun, gradual natural diminishing of personel through death etc., repentence of sin due to fear
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