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efflorescence |
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity |
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enmity |
a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism. |
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decorous |
characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc. |
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chorister |
a choirboy. |
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bastion |
a fortified place. |
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hiatus |
a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc. |
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ebullience |
high spirits; exhilaration; exuberance. |
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recrimination |
to accuse in return. |
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tumult |
violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob; uproar |
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tirade |
a long, vehement speech |
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oppressive |
burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical |
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inscrutable |
incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable. |
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vicissitudes |
changes or variation occurring in the course of something |
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declivities |
downward slopes, as of ground |
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tacit |
understood without being openly expressed; implied |
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blatant |
brazenly obvious; flagrant |
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mirage |
something illusory, without substance or reality. |
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taboo |
proscribed by society as improper or unacceptable |
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sinewy |
vigorous or forceful, as language, style, etc |
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malevolently |
wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious |
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ludicrous |
causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable |
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ineffectual |
powerless; impotent |
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jeer |
a jeering utterance; derisive or rude gibe |
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indigo |
a blue dye obtained from various plants or manufactured synthetically |
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inarticulate |
lacking the ability to express oneself, esp. in clear and effective speech |
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theorem |
a rule or law |
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appalled |
struck with fear, dread, or consternation |
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leviathan |
any huge marine animal, as the whale |
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clamor |
a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people |
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mutinously |
difficult to control |
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accessible |
obtainable; attainable |
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loiter |
to waste time or dawdle over work |
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crestfallen |
dejected; dispirited; discouraged |
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impervious |
incapable of being influenced, persuaded, or affected |
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enterprise |
boldness or readiness in undertaking; adventurous spirit; ingenuity |
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glowered |
An angry or sullen look or stare |
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rebuke |
to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand |
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demure |
characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved |
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fervor |
great warmth and earnestness of feeling |
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sensuously |
perceived by or affecting the senses |
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static |
showing little or no change |
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buffet |
to strike, as with the hand or fist |
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corpulent |
large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat |
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sauntered |
A leisurely pace |
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cascading |
a waterfall descending over a steep, rocky surface |
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authority |
an accepted source of information, advice, etc |
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ambushed |
The act of lying in wait to attack by surprise |
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compelled |
to force to submit; subdue |
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luminous |
radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright |
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myopia |
narrow-mindedness; intolerance |
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sniveling |
to weep or cry with sniffling |
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liberation |
the act or fact of gaining equal rights or full social or economic opportunities for a particular group |
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quavered |
To quiver, as from weakness; tremble |
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wary |
watchful; being on one's guard against danger |
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faltered |
To be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence; waver |
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parried |
to turn aside; evade or dodge |
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talisman |
any amulet or charm |
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vegetation |
all the plants or plant life of a place, taken as a whole |
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acrid |
extremely or sharply stinging or bitter; exceedingly caustic |
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cordon |
a fruit tree or shrub trained to grow along a support or a series of such supports |
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elephantine |
huge, ponderous, or clumsy |
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epaulettes |
A shoulder ornament, especially a fringed strap worn on military uniforms |
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