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Callow

(adj.) without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers

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censure

to criticize harshly

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deride

to ridicule, laugh at with contempt

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finesse

(n.) delicate skill; tact and cleverness; (v.) to accomplish something by cleverness, good judgment, or skillful evasion

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gambol

to dance or skip around playfully

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Grotesque

comically or repulsively ugly or distorted; malformed

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hackneyed

used so often as to lack freshness or originality

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imperious

(adj.) overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling

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harbinger

a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another; omen or sign

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machination

plot or scheme

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nubile

a female suitable for marriage in regard to age and physical development

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quagmire

a swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation

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recondite

difficult to understand; profound

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sedulous

(adj.) persistent, showing dedication and diligence.

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immolate

to kill someone as a sacrificial victim, usually by fire

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Adulterate

to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value

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Blanch

to whiten; to make or become pale

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Bucolic

pertaining to the countryside; rural; rustic or a pastoral poem

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Eclectic

selecting from or made up of a variety of sources; broad or wide-ranging

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Emanate

to come out from a source; emerge, flow, pour

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Garish

obtrusively bright and showy; gaudy/flashy

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Grandiose

impressive; showy; magnificent

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Gratuitous

uncalled for, lacking good reason; unwarranted, unjustified, unprovoked

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Hybrid

anything made from the combination of two different things or being; crossbreed, mixture, blend

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idiosyncrasy

a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify; a mannerism

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Immutable

(adj.) not subject to change, constant; unchangeable

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Masochist

a person who gains satisfaction from suffering physical or psychological pain

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onus

used to refer to something that is one's duty or responsibility; obligation, duty

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Pejorative

expressing contempt or disapproval

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Raiment

clothing, garments

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affectation

(noun) unnatural or artificial behavior, usually intended to impress

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caveat

(noun) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior

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cessation

(noun) the process of ending or being brought to an end

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Defile

(verb) to make unclean, impure; sully, mar, spoil

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Delineate

(verb) to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially

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Desiccate

(verb) to dry out; to remove moisture

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elixir

(noun) a magical or medicinal potion; concoction

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epitome

(noun) The best or most typical example; the embodiment

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fissure

(noun/verb) an opening; a groove; a split

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garrulous

(adj.) excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

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impious

(adj) not showing respect or reverence, especially for a god

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languid

(adj.) drooping; lacking energy, sluggish

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redolent

(adj.) fragrant, smelling strong; strongly reminiscent or suggestive of

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sapient

(adj.) wise, or attempting to appear wise

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scintillate

(verb) sparkle; flash; be animated; be full of life

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Animosity

(n.) strong dislike; bitter hostility

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blandishment

(n.) anything designed to flatter or coax; sweet talk, coaxing

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debauchery

(n.) excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; corruption, self- indulgence

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despicable

(adj.) worthy of scorn, contemptible, deserving hatred

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fastidious

(adj.) very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail; meticulous

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fetish

(n.) an object believed to have magical powers; an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence or a form of sexual desire in which gratification is linked to an abnormal degree to a particular object,

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garner

(v.) to acquire as the result of effort; to gather, accumulate

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gumption

(n.) courage and initiative; common sense

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halcyon

(adj.) calm, peaceful

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milieu

(n.) the setting, surroundings, environment

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offal

(n.) waste parts of a butchered animal; refuse; garbage

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paradigm

(n.) a model; an example

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Redundant

(adj.) extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive; profuse, lush

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Regress

(n.) return to a former or less developed state

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Salutary

(adj.) beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome; advantageous

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Bombast

(n.)impressive but meaningless language

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Brevity

(n.)concise and exact use of words in writing or speech.

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Cataract

(n.)clouding of the lens of the eye or a waterfall

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Deign

(v.)do something that one considers to be below one's dignity

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Empathy

(n.) is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another

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Endemic

(adj)(of a disease or condition) regularly found among particular people or in a certain area or (of a plant or animal) native and restricted to a certain place.

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Impinge

(v.)have an effect or impact, especially a negative one.

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Mendacious

(adj.)not telling the truth; lying.

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Obsequious

(adj.)obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.

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Panache

(n.)flamboyant confidence of style or manner.

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Paroxysm

(n.)a sudden outburst; a fit

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recoil

(v.) suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror, or disgust. (n.) the act of pulling back

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saturnine

(adj.)of a gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood

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savant

(n.)a person of extensive learning; an eminent scholar; intellectual

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sentient

(adj.)aware; conscious; able to perceive

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