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beatific |
blissful |
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behemoth |
a creature of enormous size and power |
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blandishment |
anythign designed to flatter; sweet talk |
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cacophonous |
harsh-sounding, discordant, dissonant |
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chicanery |
trickery |
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consign |
to give over to another's care; to entrust |
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coup |
a masterstroke, tour de force, act, plan, or stratagem; a sudden takeover of power or leadership |
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euphemism |
a mild expression used in place or a harsher one; a substitute |
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febrile |
feverish; frenetic |
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gainsay |
to deny, contradict; to dispute, oppose |
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imminent |
about to happen, threatening |
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innate |
natural, inborn, inherent |
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loath |
unwilling, reluctant |
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manifest |
(adj) clear, evident; (v) to show plainly, exhibit, evince; (n) a list of cargo and/or passengers |
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minutiae |
small details, trifling matters |
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moratorium |
a suspension of activity |
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nostrum |
an alleged cure-all |
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pariah |
an outcast |
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visionary |
(adj) not practical, lacking in realism; (n) one given to far-fetched ideas |
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wizened |
dry, shrunken, and wrinkled |
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amenity |
that which is pleasant; an attractive feature |
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aperture |
an opening, gap; orifice |
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dissidence |
a difference of opinion |
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epicurean |
(adj) devoted to the pursuit of pleasure; (n) a person with discriminating tastes |
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improvident |
failing to plan ahead |
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iniquity |
wickedness, sin |
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inviolable |
sacred; something that must not be broken |
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mutable |
changeable, fickle |
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nascent |
just beginning to exist or develop |
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obeisance |
a bow or other body movement indicating respect or submission |
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panegyric |
formal or elaborate praise; a tribute |
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pillory |
(n) a device to publicly punish offenders; (v) to expose to public contempt or ridicule |
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pittance |
a woefully meager allowance, wage, or portion |
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presage |
(v) to foreshadow a future event; (n) a warning or indication of the future |
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progeny |
descendants, offspring, followers, disciples |
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promulgate |
to proclaim or issue officially |
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rectitude |
righteousness; correctness |
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restive |
restless, balky |
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seraphic |
angelic, heavenly, celestial |
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subsist |
to remain alive; to persist |
