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AFFECTATION
-an effort to appear to have a quality not really or fully possessed; the pretense of actualpossession: an affectation of interest in art; affectation of great wealth. |
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ABSTAIN
-to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper orunhealthy (usually followed by from ): to abstain from eating meat. |
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CONTORTION
-to be in a twisted, bent, or drawn out of shape; distorted. |
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CRITERION
-a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something. |
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INQUISITION
-any harsh, difficult, or prolonged questioning.
-the act of inquiring; inquiry; research.
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SOLICITOUS
-anxious or concerned (usually followed by about, for, etc., or a clause): solicitous about aperson's health.
-anxiously desirous: solicitous of the esteem of others.
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PUGNACIOUS
-inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative. |
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RABBLE
1.
a disorderly crowd; mob.
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the rabble, the lower classes; the common people: The nobility held the rabble in completecontempt.
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SCOURGE
1. a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture.
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a person or thing that applies or administers punishment or severe criticism.
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a cause of affliction or calamity: Disease and famine are scourges of humanity.
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UNFOUNDED
-without foundation; not based on fact, realistic considerations, or the like: unfounded suspicions. |
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VIE
-to strive in competition or rivalry with another; contend for superiority: Swimmers frommany nations were vying for the title. |
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VIVACIOUS
-lively and animated |
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PROMENADE
1. -a stroll or walk, especially in a public place, as for pleasure or display.
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an area used for such walking.
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RETRIBUTION
1. retaliation, especially for evil.
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something given or inflicted in such requital.
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INANE
1. -lacking sense, significance, or ideas; silly: inane questions.
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