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to lessen in intensity or degree |
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excessive praise
intense adoration |
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dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful |
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to make better or more tolerable |
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one who practices rigid self-denial |
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greed, especially for wealth |
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a universally recognized principle |
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to grow rapidly or flourish |
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rustic and pastoral
characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants |
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harsh, jarring, discordant sound
dissonance |
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severe criticism of punishment |
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appealing forcibly to the mind or reason
convincing |
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argumentative
quarrelsome
causing controversy or disagreement |
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regretful
penitent
seeking forgiveness |
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smallness of quantity
scarcity
a lack of |
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expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles |
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the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings |
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composed of elements drawn from various sources |
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intended for or understood by a small, specific group |
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sociable
outgoing
enjoying the company of other people |
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to deliver a pompous speech or tirade
a long pompous speech |
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violating accepted dogma or convention |
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lacking funds
without money |
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beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
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unmoving
lethargic
sluggish |
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harmless
causing no damage |
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refusing to compromise |
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to obtain by deception or flattery |
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evoking intense aversion or dislike |
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penny-pinching
excessively thrifty
ungenerous |
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extremely harmful in a way that is not easily seen or noticed |
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extremely reverent or devout
showing strong religious devotion |
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to dress up
to primp
to groom oneself with elaborate care |
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abundant in size, force or extent
extraordinary |
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producing large volumes or amounts
productive |
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stillness
motionlessness
quality of being at rest |
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awe-inspiring
worthy of honor |
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indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain
steadfast |
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to take the place of
to supersede |
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lethargic
sluggish
dormant |
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existing everywhere at the same time
constantly encountered
widespread |
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sophisticated
refined
elegant |
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to defame
to characterize harshly |
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