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dogmatic: adj. stating an opinion in an authoritative manner
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dole: v. to distribute; to give out sparingly
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duplicity: n. intentional deceit in speech or conduct
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effigy: n. an image of a person or thing; usually a crude image of a hated person
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emaciated: adj. extremely thin, wasted away
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emulate: v. to try to be equal to or better than; to imitate
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enhance: v. to increase the value or beauty of something
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erudite: adj. scholarly; having or showing a wide knowledge gained from reading
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ethnic: adj. of or having to do with races or classes of people and their culture
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expedient: adj. the best means to do something under a given set of circumstances
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expunge: v. to erase
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extol: v. to praise highly
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extraneous: adj. not belonging; foreign; nonessential
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feasible: adj. reasonable, likely; capable of being carried out
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frowzy: adj. dirty, unkempt
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furtive: adj. done in a stealthy or secretive manner
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galvanize: v. to startle into sudden activity
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grandiloquent: adj. speaking in a pompous style
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gregarious: adj. fond of the company of others; belonging to a flock
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harry: v. to torment another
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heresy: n. a religious belief opposed to the established doctrine
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hyperbole: n. extreme exaggeration for effect and not meant to be taken literally
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ignominy: n. public shame, disgrace, or dishonor
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implacable: adj. cannot be appeased or pacified
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inane: adj. without sense or meaning; silly; empty
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inexorable: adj. cannot be moved or influenced by persuasion or entreaty: unrelenting
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inscrutable: adj. cannot be easily understood; mysterious
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insipid: adj. without flavor; tasteless; dull; lifeless
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jingoism: n. extreme patriotism; favoring an aggressive, warlike foreign policy
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jocose: adj. joking, humorous
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levity: n. lightness of disposition; lack of seriousness
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magnanimous: adj. noble; generous in forgiving; free from petty feeling or acts
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marital: adj. having to do with marriage
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mercenary: n. on who works only for money, especially a hired soldier
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meticulous: adj. extremely careful about small details
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odium: n. hatred; the state of being hated
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omniscient: adj. having unlimited knowledge; knowing everything
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ostensible: adj. apparent; pretended; professed
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ostracized: v. to banish; to shut out from a group or society by common consent
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parsimonious: adj. to economical; stingy
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plebian: n./adj. one of the common people; common or vulgar
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precocious: adj. developed earlier than usual, especiall mentally
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predatory: adj. inclined to rob or prey on others
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quixotic: adj. extremely idealilstic; not practical
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raconteur: n. a person skilled at telling stories or anecdotes