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Hnrs. Eng. 10 Vocab. midterm
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Language - English
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01/06/2005

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folly
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lack of good sense; foolish action or undertaking
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detriment
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injury, damage, or something that causes it; disadvantage
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indolent
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disposed to avoid exertion; lazy; idle; lethargic
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noncarcinogenic
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not producing, or tending to produce, cancer
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reticent
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inclined to be silent or secretive; uncommunicative; reserved
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retort
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answer; reply sharply or angrily
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subvert
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overturn or overthrow from the foundation; undermine
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exhort
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arouse by words; advise stronly; urge
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expertise
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specialized skill or technical knowledge; know-how; expertness
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inane
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lacking significance or sense; pointless; silly; insipid; jejune; vapid
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indemnify
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compensate for loss, damage, or injury; reimburse; repay
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stipend
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fixed pay for services; salary; regular allowance awarded a scholarship winner
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abhorrent
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(followed by to) in conflict; utterly opposed; loathsome; repugnant; odious; abominable
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admonish
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reprove gently but seriously; warn of a fault; caution
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ambrosial
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extremely pleasing to taste or smell; delicious; like ambrosia (the food of the gods); heavenly
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ephemeral
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lasting one day only; fleeting; transitory; short-lived; transient
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gullible
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easily deceived or cheated; credulous
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replenish
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bring back to condition of being full; refill
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unwittingly
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unintentionally; by accident; inadvertently; unknowingly
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consign
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give, transfer, or deliver, as if by signing over; hand over; commit
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effrontery
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shameless boldness; insolence; gall; temerity; nerve; chutzpah
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excruciating
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causing great pain or anguish; agonizing; unbearably painful
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forbearance
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act of forbearing (refraining); abstaining; leniency; patience
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prodigious
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extraordinary in amount or size; enormous; gigantic; huge; colossal
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scrutinize
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examine very closely; inspect; vet
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supersede
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force out of use; displace; supplant; replace
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zany
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having the characteristics of a clown; mildly insane; crazy; clownish; loony
clown; buffoon
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complacent
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too please with oneself- often without awareness of possible dangers or defects; self-satisfied; smug
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convivial
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fond of eating and drinking with friends; sociable
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contrite
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showing deep regret and sorrow for wrongdoing; deeply penitent; repentant; remorseful
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disgruntled
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in bad humor; displeased; discontented
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nostalgia
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homesick
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pensive
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thoughtful in a sad way; melancholy
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poignant
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painfully touching; piercing
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attenuate
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make thin; weaken
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emaciated
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made unnaturally thin; abnormally lean because of starvation or illness
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adulation
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excessive praise; flattery
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cajole
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persuade by pleasant words; wheedle; coax
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ingratiate
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work (oneself) into favor
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obsequious
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showing excessive willingness to serve; subservient; fawning
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truckle
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submit in a subservient manner to a superior; fawn; make a doormat of oneself
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lionize
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treat as highly important
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parrot
Definition
repeat mechanically, like a parrot (tropical bird that imitates human speech)
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antidote
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remedy for a poison or evil
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benign
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not dangerous
gentle, kindly
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malignant
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threatening to cause death
very evil
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convalesce
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recover health after illness; recuperate
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immunity
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resistance (to a disease)
freedom (as from an obligation); exemption
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morbid
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gruesome
having to do with disease
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toxic
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poisonous
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therapeutic
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curative
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virulent
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extremely poisoness; deadly; venomous
very bitter
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derogatory
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expressing low esteem; belittling; disparaging
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eulogize
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praise; extol; laud; glorify
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plaudit
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(used mainly in the plural) applause; enthusiastic praise; acclaim
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imputation
Definition
charge, esp. an unjust or false charge; insinuation; accusation
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libel
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false and defamatory printed (or written) statement
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malign
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speak evil of; vilify; traduce
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slander
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false and defamatory spoken statement; calumny
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stigma
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mark of disgrace
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facetious
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in the habit of joking
said in jest without serious intent
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levity
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lack of proper seriousness; trifiling gaiety; frivolity
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ludicrous
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exciting laughter; ridiculous; farcical; absurd
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alacrity
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cheerful willingness; readiness; liveliness
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aversion
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strong dislike; repugnance; antipathy
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volition
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will
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consummate
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perfect; superb; carried to the highest degree
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ethereal
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of the heavens; celestial; airy; delicate; intangible
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sublimate
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redirect the energy of a person's bad impulses into socially and morally high channels
purify; refine
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chasm
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deep breach; wide gap or rift
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dregs
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most worthless part; sediment at the bottom of a liquid
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menial
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low; mean; subservient; servile
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genealogy
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a person's or family's descent; lineage; pedigree
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gentility
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good manners
gentry; upper class
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progenitor
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forefather
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progeny
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offspring; children; descendants
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sibling
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one of two ore more children of a family
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olfactory
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pertaining to the sense of smell
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rancid
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upleasant to smell or taste from being spoiled or stale
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callow
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young and inexperienced; unfledged
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nonagenarian
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person 90-99 years old (note also octogenarian, person 80-89 years old, and septuagenarian, person 70-79 years old)
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longevity
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long life
length of life
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defunct
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dead; deceased; extinct
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inveterate
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firmly established by age; deep-rooted
habitual
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nonage
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legal minority; period before maturity
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puerile
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foolish for a grown person to say or do; childish
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pristine
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in original, long-ago state; uncorrupted
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venerable
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worthy of respect becuase of advanced age, achievement, virtue, or historical importance
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posthumous
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published after the author's death
occuring after death
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abstemious
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sparing in eating and drinking; temperate; abstinent
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inebriated
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drunk; intoxicated
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doldrums
Definition
calm, windless part of the ocean near the equator
listlessness
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jettison
Definition
throw (goods) overboard to lighten a ship or plane, discard
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purge
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cleanse; purify; rid of undesired element or person
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sordid
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filthy; vile
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contiguous
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touching; adjoining
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halcyon
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calm; peaceful (from halcyon, a bird thought to calm the waves)
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abject
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deserving contempt; sunk to a low condition; wretched
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pungent
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sharp in smell or taste; acrid; biting; stimulating
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propinquity
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kinship
nearness of place; proximity
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salubrious
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healthful
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abyss
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bottomless depth; immeasurably great space
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earthy
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down-to-earth; realistic; coarse; low
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exalt
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lift up with joy, pride, etc.; elate
raise in rank, dignity, etc.; extol; glorify
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