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augment to increase in size, amount or degree.
benign kind; gracious; gentile
benign favorable; not threatening
connoisseur a person with extensive knowledge, especially of the fine arts; a person of refined taste
discern to detect with the eyes
discern to understand or comprehend
discern to recognize or differant
discerning having good judgement, perceptive
embellish to make beautiful by adding decorative elements
embellish to add fictitious details to
execute to carry out; to perform
execute to create as a work of art
execute to put to death as a legal penalty
exemplify to illustrate by being an example of
grotesque so distorted or strange as to appear as bizzare of commercial
hallowed greatly respected; holy; sacred
impersonate to assume the character or appearance of
impersonate to mimic
malevolent showing ill will or hatred; producing harm or evil
malevolence a feeling or expression of ill will
ornate heavily and elaborately decorated
pastoral having to do with shepards an herders
pastoral relating to country life, and often presented as charmingly simple
precarious not safe or secure; dangerously uncertain
renown fame; honor
renowned famous; honored

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Created January 31, 2008
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penningtonc : Changed renowed → famous; honored to renowned → famous; honored
penningtonc : Changed discering → having good judgement, perceptive to discerning → having good judgement, perceptive
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  1. augmentto increase in size, amount or degree. - 3 misses
  2. discernto understand or comprehend - 2 misses
  3. grotesqueso distorted or strange as to appear as bizzare of commercial - 2 misses
  4. precariousnot safe or secure; dangerously uncertain - 2 misses
  5. benignkind; gracious; gentile - 1 miss
  6. connoisseura person with extensive knowledge, especially of the fine arts; a person of refined taste - 1 miss
  7. discerninghaving good judgement, perceptive - 1 miss