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efflorescence |
Blooming of flowers; state of flowering |
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enmity |
ill-will; hostility |
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decorous |
Exhibiting appropriate behavior or conduct |
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chorister |
A singer or leader of a choir |
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bastion |
A stronghold or fortification; similar to a stronghold |
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hiatus |
A gap or interruption in continuity; a break or pause |
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ebullience |
Zestful or spirited enthusiasm |
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recrimination |
the act of accusing in return; opposing another charge |
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tumult |
commotion of a great crowd; disorder |
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tirade |
a long angry or violent speech; a diatribe |
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oppressive |
Using power unjustly; burdensome |
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inscrutable |
difficult to understand, mysterious |
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vicissitudes |
A change or variation; unexpected changes in life |
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declivities |
Downward slope, as of a hill |
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tacit |
not spoken; implied by actions or statements |
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blatant |
Totally or offensively obtrusive; very obvious |
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taboo |
excluded or forbidden from use or mention |
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sinewy |
lean and muscular; stringy and tough |
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malevolently |
Having an ill will or wishing harm to others; malicious |
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ludicrous |
laughably and obviously absurd; foolish |
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ineffectual |
insufficient to produce an effect; useless |
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jeer |
to abuse vocally; taunt or mock |
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inarticulate |
Incomprehensible; unable to speak with clarity |
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leviathan |
Something very large; giant sea creature in the Bible |
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clamor |
A loud outcry; great expression of discontent |
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mutinously |
Unruly; insubordinate or constituting a mutiny |
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crestfallen |
Dispirited and depressed; dejected |
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impervious |
Incapable of being penetrated of affected |
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enterprise |
An undertaking of a business organization; industrious |
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glowered |
Looked at or stared angrily or sullenly |
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rebuke |
To criticize sharply; check or repress |
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demure |
Modest and reserved in manner or behavior |
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fervor |
Great intensity of emotion; intense heat |
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corpulent |
Excessively fat |
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sauntered |
To walk at a leisurely pace; stroll |
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compelled |
to force or drive; exert a strong, irresistible force on |
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luminous |
emitting light; full of light |
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myopia |
nearsightedness |
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sniveling |
To sniffle; complain or whine tearfully |
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quavered |
trembled. or spoke in a trembling voice |
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parried |
deflected or warded off; avoided |
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talisman |
An object with magical power |
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acrid |
Unpleasantly sharp or bitter taste or smell |
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cordon |
A line of people or ships stationed to guard |
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elephantine |
The size of an elephant; enormous size/strength |
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epaulettes |
A fringed strap worn on military uniforms |
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