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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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| adj; 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, esp. as an act of religious devotion |
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| noun; greed, esp. for wealth (adj form: avaricious) |
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| noun; a universally recognized principle |
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| verb; to grow rapidly or flourish |
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| adj; rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants |
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| noun; harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance (adj form: cacophonous) |
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| noun; and established set of principles or code of laws. often religious in nature |
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| noun; severe criticism or punishment (verb form: castigate) |
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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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| adj; burning or stinging; causing corrosion |
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| adj; wary; cautious; sparing |
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| adj; appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing |
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| noun; the willingness to comply with the wishes of others (adj form; complaisant) |
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| adj; argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement |
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| adj; regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness (noun form; contrition) |
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| adj; deserving blame (noun form: culpability) |
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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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| adj; intended to teach or instruct |
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| noun; cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions (adj; discreet) |
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| adj; free of bias or self-interest; impartial |
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| adj; expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or unprovable principles (noun: dogma) |
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| noun; the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings (adj: ebullient) |
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| adj; composed of elements drawn form various sources |
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| noun; a mournful poem, esp. one lamenting the dead (adj: elegiac) |
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| adj/noun; soothing, esp. to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying; an agent that softens or smooths the skin |
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| adj; based on observation or experiment |
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| adj; mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand (noun: enigma) |
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| adj; intended for or understood by a small, specific group |
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| noun; a speech honoring the dead (verb: eulogize) |
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| noun; an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief (adj: fallacious) |
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| adj; marked by stealth; convert; surreptitious |
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| adj; 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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| adj; violating accepted dogma or convention (noun: heresy) |
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| noun; an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech (adj: hyperbolic) |
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| adj; lacking funds; without money |
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| adj; beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
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| adj; unmoving; lethargic; sluggish |
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| adj; harmless; causing no damage |
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| adj; refusing to compromise (noun: intransigence) |
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| verb; to obtain by deception or flattery |
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