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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 esp. as an act of religious devotion |
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Avarice (noun) >:(
adj. form: avaricious |
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Axiom (noun)
adj form: axiomatic |
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| a universally recognized principle |
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| go grow rapidly or flourish |
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| rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants |
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Cacophony (noun) >:(
adj form: cacophonous |
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| harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance |
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Canon (noun) :)
adj form: canonical |
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| an established set of principles or code of laws, often religiou |
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Castigation (noun) >:(
verb form: castigate |
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| severe criticism or punishment |
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a substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing;
a person or thing that causes change |
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burning or stinging;
causing corrosion |
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appealing forcibly to the mind or reason;
convincing |
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Complaisance (noun)
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| the willingness to comply with the wishes of others |
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argumentative;
quarrelsome;
causing controversy or disagreement |
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Contrite (adj) :(
noun form: contrition |
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regretful;
seeking forgiveness |
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Culpable (adj) >:(
noun form: culpability |
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smallness of quantity or number;
a scarcity or lack |
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| intended to teach or instruct |
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Discretion (noun)
adj form: discreet |
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cautious reserve in speech;
ability to make responsible decisions |
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free of bias or self-interest;
impartial |
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Dogmatic (adj)
noun form: dogma |
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| expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles |
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Ebullience (noun) :)
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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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Elegy (noun) :(
adj form: elegiac |
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| a mournful poem, esp. one lamenting the dead |
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soothing, esp. to the skin;
making less harsh;
an agent that softens or smooths the skin |
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| based on observation or experiment |
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Enigmatic (adj) >:/
noun form: enigma |
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mysterious;
obscure;
difficult to understand |
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| intended for or understood by a small, specific group |
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| a speech honoring the dead |
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Fallacy (noun) >:(
adj form: fallacious |
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an invalid or incorrect notion;
a mistaken belief |
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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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Heretical (adj) >:(
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| violating accepted dogma or convention |
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Hyperbole (noun)
adj form: hyperbolic |
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| an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech |
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lacking funds;
without money;
broke as fuck |
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| beginning to come into being or become apparent |
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harmless;
causing no damage |
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Intransigent (adj) >:(
noun form: intransigence |
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| to obtain by deception or flattery |
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| evoking intense aversion or dislike |
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impenetrable by light;
not reflecting light |
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Oscillation (noun)
verb form: oscillate |
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| the act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm |
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penny-pinching;
excessively thrifty;
not generous |
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extremely harmful;
potentially causing death |
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Peruse (verb)
noun form: perusal |
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| to examine with great care |
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Pious (adj)
noun form: piety |
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extremely devout;
showing strong religious devotion |
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| one that precedes and indicates or announces another |
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to dress up;
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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Putrefy (verb) >:(
adj form: putrid |
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to rot;
to decay and give off a foul odor |
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Quiescence (noun)
adj form: quiescent |
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stillness;
quality of being at rest |
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awe-insipring;
worthy of honor |
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authoritative permission or approval;
a penalty intended to enforce compliance;
to give permission or authority to |
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Satire (noun) :)
adj form: satirical |
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| a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision |
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Squalid (adj) >:(
noun form: squalor |
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sordid;
wretched and dirty as from neglect |
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to take the place of;
to supersede |
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Torpid (adj) :(
noun form: torpor |
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lethargic;
sluggish;
dormant |
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existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered;
widespread |
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Urbane (adj) :)
noun form: urbanity |
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sophisticated;
refined;
elegant;
me |
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to defame;
to characterize harshly |
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Viscous (adj)
noun form: viscosity |
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