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| viscous |
adj.
thick; sticky |
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| urbane |
adj.
sophisticated; refined; elegant |
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| sanction |
n.
authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance |
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| quaff |
v.
to drink deeply |
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| putrefy |
v.
to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor |
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| prodigious |
adj.
abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary |
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| preen |
v.
to dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care |
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| peruse |
v.
to examine with great care |
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| opaque |
adj.
impenetrable by light; not reflecting light |
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| odious |
adj.
evoking intense aversion or dislike |
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| morose |
adj.
sad; sullen; melancholy |
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| inveigle |
v.
to obtain by deception or flattery |
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| intransigent |
adj.
refusing to compromise |
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| innocuous |
adj.
harmless; causing no damage |
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| inert |
adj.
unmoving; lethargic; sluggish |
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| incipient |
adj.
beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
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| impecunious |
adj.
lacking funds; without money |
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| heretical |
adj.
violating accepted dogma or convention |
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| harangue |
v.
to deliver a pompous speech or tirade |
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| gregarious |
adj.
sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people |
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| furtive |
adj.
marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious |
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| fallacy |
n.
an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief |
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| exonerate |
v.
to remove blame |
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| esoteric |
adj.
intended for or understood by a small, specific group |
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| enigmatic |
adj.
mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand |
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| empirical |
adj.
based on observation or experiment |
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| emollient |
adj.
soothing, esp. to the skin; making less harsh |
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| elegy |
n.
a mournful poem, esp. one lamenting the dead |
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| ebullience |
n.
the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings |
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| dogmatic |
adj.
stubbornly opinionated |
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| disinterested |
adj.
indiferent; free from self-interest |
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| discretion |
n.
cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions |
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| didactic |
adj.
intended to teach or instruct |
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| demur |
v.
to question or oppose |
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| dearth |
n.
smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack |
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| contrite |
adj.
regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness |
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| complaisance |
n.
the willingness to comply with the wishes of others |
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| cogent |
adj.
appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing |
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| chary |
adj.
wary; cautious; sparing |
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| caustic |
adj.
burning or stinging; causing corrosion |
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| catalyst |
n.
a substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing
a person or thing that causes change |
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| castigation |
n.
severe criticism or punishment |
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| canon |
n.
an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature |
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| cacophony |
n.
harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance |
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| burgeon |
v.
to grow rapidly or flourish |
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| avarice |
n.
greed, esp. for wealth |
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| aesthetic |
adj.
dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful |
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| adulation |
n.
excessive praise; intense adoration |
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| accolade |
n.
an expression of praise |
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| abate |
v.
to lessen in intensity or degree |
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