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abate: verb: to reduce in amount, degree, intensity; lessen
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affinity: noun: a natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship
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arcane: adj: known or understood by only a few
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autocratic: adj: a ruler having unlimited power; a despot
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bravado: noun: defiant or swaggering behavior; a disposition towards showy defiance or false expressions of courage
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brazen: adj: bold; without shame
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callow: adj: (esp. a young person) inexperienced , immature; lacking adult maturity or experience
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circumvent: verb: to find a way around
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clemency: noun: a disposition to show mercy, especially to an offender or enemy
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epiphany: noun: a sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something
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fissure: noun: a crack or opening
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gregarious: adj: seeking and enjoying the company of others; sociable
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grotesque: adj: outlandish or bizarre, as in character or appearance
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hubris: noun: overbearing pride or presumption, arrogance
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idiosyncratic: adj: a structural or behavioral characteristic peculiar to an individual or group
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immoderate: adj: exceeding normal or appropriate bounds; extreme
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lampoon: noun: a written attack ridiculing a person, group, or institution; a light, good humored satire
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leery: adj: suspicious or distrustful; wary
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paucity: noun: smallness of number; fewness, scarcity
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pensive: adj: deeply,often wistfully or dreamily thoughtful; suggestive or expressive of thoughtfulness
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precipitous: adj: dangerously high or steep
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rancor: noun: bitter, long lasting resentment; deep seated ill will
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rapt: adj: deeply absorbed, engrossed; deeply moved or delighted; enraptured
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recalcitrant: adj: marked by stubborn resistance to and defiance or authority or guidance
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scrupulous: adj: conscientious and exact; painstaking; being attentive to detail
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stratagem: noun: a military maneuver designed to deceive or surprise an enemy
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taciturn: adj: habitually untalkative, saying little
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tumult: noun: the prolonged noise and commotion of a great crowd
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vagaries: noun, plural: an extravagant or erratic notion or action
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vestiges: noun: a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists
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volition: noun: the act or an instance of making a conscious choice or decision; the power or faculty of choosing; the will