| Term | Definition |
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austere (adj.) |
solemn, severe, very simple or plain, strict |
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austerity (noun) |
sternness or strictness; tightened economy |
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comely (adj.) |
attractive, good looking; suitable, proper |
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deplete (verb) |
to use, spend, consume or sap |
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depletion (noun) |
reduction, decrease, consumption |
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dirge (noun) |
song for funeral or memorial; any sad music, poetry or sounds |
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erudite (adj.) |
having scholarly knowledge; wise |
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erudition (noun) |
a high level of scholarly knowledge |
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fabricate (verb) |
to create, build or assemble; make up intending to deceive |
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fabrication (noun) |
something false or invented to deceive (fraudulent); construction |
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frugal (adj.) |
thrifty, stinting; limited in expense or quantity |
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frugality (noun) |
carefulness; parsimoniousness |
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impertinence (noun) |
rudeness in action or speech, sassiness; unrelated to the current matter |
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impertinent (adj.) |
rude, sassy; unnecessary, insignificant, picayune |
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keystone (noun) |
pivotal part on which other things depend; wedge-shaped stone |
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linchpin (noun) |
crucial person or thing to a plan or group; locking pin to hold a wheel |
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mitigate (verb) |
to lesson the force or impact of, mollify, succor |
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obliterate (verb) |
to erase or destroy entirely; raze |
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obliteration (noun) |
destruction or annihilation |