 | Term | Definition |
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edifice |
a large structure |
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utopia |
perfect place |
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Invariably |
w/o change, constantly |
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subsequently |
in time or order,in succession, behind |
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congregated |
crowded, assembled together |
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ponderous |
weighty, heavy, large |
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congenial |
naturally suited; similar in tastees and habits, having a pleasent disposition |
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Civilized |
relating to human lifestyle,humane,cultured,politely sophisticated |
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inauspicious |
having unfavorable prospects, unfortunate |
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physiognomy |
charachteristic facial features; the art of judging one's charachter form facial features |
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Auger |
to foretell or predict from omens and sifns |
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execution |
the act of putting to death or the act of performing a task |
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sentiment |
an attitude, thought, or judgement prompted by feeling |
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indubitably |
unquestionably, undoubtably |
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magistrate(s) |
an official(s) who can administrate laws |
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Solemnity |
dignified seriousness |
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demeanor |
one'sbehavior or conduct |
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venerable |
respected because of age |
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transgressor |
violater; a tresspasser |
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infamy |
reputation for bad deeds |
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impropriety |
the quality of not conforming to expected customs and behaviors, improperness |
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restrain |
to control, repress, restrict, hold back |
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unsubstantial |
small in size, weak, lacking substance |
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descendant |
an offspring or heir |
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ruddy |
healthily reddish or rosy |
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rotundity |
fullness of sound; roundness in shape, fat |
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purport |
intention, purpose |
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malfactress |
a female evil-doer, culprit |
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grievously |
in a serious and distressing manner |
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congregation |
an assembly, a crowd of people (often in a church) |
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wince |
to flinch, to shrink a way from pain or fear |
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warrant |
to guarantee; to give a good reason for |
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heathanish |
pagen, uncivilized and irreligous |
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interpose |
to interject or interrupt; to come between |
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constitute |
to designate or charge w/ a specific task; to be the parts or components of something, to compose; to equal |
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Draw |
to pull, drag;to attract; to move steadily |
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repel |
to rebuff, repulse;disgust, offend |
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impulse |
sudden tendancy, inclination |
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haughty |
arrogant and condescending |
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abashed |
embarressed |
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luxuriance |
elegance, lavishness |
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sumptuary |
relating to laws that control personal behavior |
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evanescent |
momentary, tendancy towards vanishing |
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obscurred |
hidden |
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ignominy |
disgrace and dishonor |
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brazen |
shameless, defiant |
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contrive |
to form in an artistic manner; to devise, plan or manage |
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visaged |
having a facial appearence |
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dainty |
delicate, sweet |
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bestow |
to give as a gift; to apply or devote time or effort |
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iniquity |
sin, evil act |
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ignominious |
disgraceful and dishonorable |
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demeanor |
one's behavior or conduct |
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spurn |
to reject or refuse contemptuously, scorn |
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provision |
a stipualtion; a stock of needed materials or supplies |
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serene |
calm, peaceful |
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ideal |
a perfect or excellent example |
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manifest |
evidently obvious |
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flagrant |
outrageous, conspicuous |
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ascend |
to rise to another level or climb; to move upward |
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multitude |
a crowd; the state of being many, a great number |
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mien |
charachteristics expressive of attitude or personality |
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illustrious |
famous,renowned |
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vie |
to compete, contend |
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taint |
a moral flaw; a smear or stain |
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disposition |
a habitual tendancy, an inclination; a mood or temperment |
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solemn |
deeply serious, somberly impressive |
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reverence |
deep respect, awe |
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sustain |
to support, uphold; endure, undergo |
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venomous |
malicious or spiteful; poisonous |
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contumely |
harsh language or treatment arising from |
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counteneance |
appearance, facial expression |
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disdainful |
contemptuous, scornful |
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preternaturally |
in an extrordinary or unnatural manner |
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reminscence |
remembrance of past events |
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trifleing |
minor, of slight worth or little importance |
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eminence |
a prominentplace, something which projects outward; a position of distinction or superiority |
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retain |
to hold , keep possession of |
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remonstrance |
the presentation and urging of reasons in opposition, protestation |
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pore |
to study closely or meditativly |
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cloister |
a small secluded space |
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discern |
to perceive or recognize something |
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sustain |
to supporet, uphold; endure, undergo |
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disarray |
clutter, disorder |
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furrowed |
having wrinkles or grooves; rugged |
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heterogenous |
composed of unlike parts, different, diverse |
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abate |
decrease, reduce |
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deformity |
disfigurement |
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keen |
intellectually sharp, perspective; having a sharp edge |
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imperceptible |
unable to be seen or perceived |
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heathen-folk |
pagens, uncivilized and irreligous people |
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sojurn |
visit, stay |
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expound |
to explain or describe in detail |
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audible |
capable of being heard |
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sagacity |
shrewdness, intelligence |
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eminent |
celebrated, distinguished, outstanding,towering |
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sage |
a very wise person |
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genial |
pleasent, friendly, favorable to growth or comfort |
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unadulterated |
pure, undiluted |
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meddle |
to interferein others affairs, to impose |
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vileness |
wretchedness, offensivness |
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prevail |
to overcome; to succeed lastingly |
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obstinacy |
stubborness |
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exhort |
to urge or incite by strong appeals |
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repentance |
sorrow expressed for sins or offenses, penitence |
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fervor |
passion,intensity,zeal |
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melancholy |
sad or depressed |
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tremulous |
trembling, quivering; fearful, timid |
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self-restraint |
control over one's own emotions and actions |
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seclusiuon |
isolation, detatchment |
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steadfastly |
w/ persistance; w/o wavering, loyally |
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compel |
urge or force |
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hypocrisy |
the practise of claiming beliefs or virtues that one dosen't really posess |
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plaintive |
sad, lamenting |
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inevitable |
certain, unavoidable |
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avail |
to result in; to be of use or advantage to; to make use of |
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respiration |
breath |
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discourse |
a formal orderly,and extended expressionof thoughts the verbal exchange of ideas |
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derive |
to receive from a siource, to originate |
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infernal |
relating to hell, devilish |
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indifference |
lacking of caring |
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temperament |
anattitude, a manner of behaving |
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remorselessly |
w/o feelings of distress or guilt |
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unavailingly |
of no use or advantage |
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lurid |
glowing; harshly shocking, revolting |
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perpetrate |
to bring about, to carry out |
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quell |
to subdue; to crush |
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rebuke |
a reprimand or scolding or punishment |
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sustenance |
means of living, source of nourishment |
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pervade |
to become diffused throughout every part of |
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singular |
uncommon, peculiar |
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dispose |
to put in place, to settle; to incline or give a tendancy to; get rid of |
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amenable |
agreeable, coopertive |
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verily |
truly, w/ accuracy and confidence |
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intimate |
to hint or suggest obscurly |
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peremptory |
absolute and final; commanding |
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alchemy |
medieval chemical philosophy aimed at trying to change metal into gold, cure all diseases and lengthen human life |
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avenge |
to retaliate or take revenge for an injury or crime |
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efficacy |
effectivness, efficency |
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profound |
deep,having intellectual depth |
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bestow |
to applyor devote time or effort; to give as a gift |
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scrutiny |
careful observation |
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requital |
repayment,compensation |
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tempestuous |
stormy, raging, furious |
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vengence |
punishmentinflicted in retaliation vehemence |
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peril |
danger |
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expostulation |
an expression of opposition; reasoning |
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impel |
to urge forward as if driven by a strong moral preassure |
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feign |
to pretendor fake |
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epoch |
a particular time; a specific timein history |
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kindle |
to set fire or ignite; to excite or inspire |
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inquest |
investigation; court or legal proceeding |
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retribution |
something which is justly deserved, such as repayment or punishment |
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enjoin |
to urge, order, command; forbid or prohibit, as by judicial order |
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morbid |
abnormally terrible and gloomy; gruesome; having an unhealthy mentality, relating to disease |
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vigor |
physical or mental energy |
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honorable |
praiseworthy, deserving, illustrious |
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inscrutable |
impossible to see or understand fully |
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tinge |
a slight shade of color, stain, odor or taste |
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uncongenial |
unsuitable |
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gall |
to make sore from abrasion; to exasperate and irritate |
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purge |
to clense or free impurities |
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martyrdom |
death or intense suffering experienced due to one's beliefs |
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emigrant |
a person from another country or land |
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incur |
to aquire or meet w/, usually something negative or harmful; to become liable |
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ingenuity |
cleverness |
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progenitors |
a direct ancestor |
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plebian |
low-class, rude, vulgar |
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intangible |
not perceptible to the touch, not material |
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requite |
to return or repay |
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ascetic |
self denying,abstinent,austere |
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superfluous |
extra, more than necessary |
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penitence |
sorrow expressed for sins or offenses, repentance |
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banish |
to expel from a group; to force to leave; exile |
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revile |
to criticize w/ harsh language, verbally abuse |
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succor |
to give or offer relief |
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distill |
to evaporate and collect a liquid by condensing it as a means of purificaton; to extract the essential parts |
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martyr |
a person who dies for their beliefs |
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aspiration |
a great hope of goal |
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innumerable |
to many to be counted |
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diffusion |
the act of spreading |
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exhortion |
a persuasive verbal attempt to urge people to take action |
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callous |
insensitive, thick skinned |
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endow |
to provide with something naturally or freely; to furnish with an income or grant |
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insiduous |
treacherous, devious |
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loathsome |
abhorrent, hateful |
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irreverent |
disrespectful, gently or humerously mocking |
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inoppurtuneness |
inappropriateness, unfavorableness |
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piety |
devoutness |
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sanctified |
pious, holy, sacred |
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avert |
to turn away; avoid |
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sully |
to soil, stain, tarnish, taint |
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talisman |
a magical object that is believed to bringprotection or supernatural powers to its keeper |
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aver |
to declare to be true, affirm |
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incredulity |
skepticism, doubt |
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incline |
to have a specific tendancy, to be predisposed |
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providence |
divine control and direction by God;preparation and forsight |
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dishonored |
shamed, undeserving praise |
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dexterity |
physical or mental skill, ability |
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ructic |
simple and unsophiticated |
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procure |
to obtain |
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faculty |
the ability to actor do |
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imbue |
to infuse; to dye, wet |
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mutability |
changeability, inconsitancy |
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adaption |
suitability; adjustment, transformation |
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medium |
a substance or object that is used to transmit or accomplish something |
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untempered |
unrestrained, unreasonable, extreme |
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perpetuate |
to be or make endless or eternal |
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despondency |
discouragement, dejection |
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brood |
to think about in a gloomy or serious way; to hang over in a threatning manner |
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dispostion |
mood or temperament; a habitual tendancy an inclination |
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prolific |
productive, generative; fertile |
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regimen |
a systematic plan, a government rule |
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impose |
to inflict, force upon |
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compulsion |
an irresistable urge, an impulsive act |
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caprice |
an impulsive change of mind, fickleness |
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perverse |
having the tendancy to oppose or contradict; immoral, mean |
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constrain |
to force, impel, restrain |
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delusive |
imaginary, deceptive |
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evoke |
to summon or call forth, to inspire memories, to produce a reaction |
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conjuration |
a summoning of a devil or spiritby invocation; a magic trick or effect; the process of bringing to mind |
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placidity |
calmness |
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uproar |
a situation of loud and confusing excitement |
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sportive |
frolicsome, playful |
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wrath |
anger, rage |
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incoherent |
unable to think or expressone's thoughtin a clearor orderly mannner; lackingcohesion or connection |
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anathma |
curse, something shunned or disliked |
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revile |
to criticizew/ harsh language, verbally abusive |
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thwart |
to frustrate; to block or prevent fromhappening |
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appall |
to overcome with shock or dismay |
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enmity |
hostility, antagonism, ill-will |
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adapted |
adjusted, changed fit |
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dearth |
lack scaricity, insufficency |
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adverse |
unfavorable, causing hardship, opposing |
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ejaculation |
a sudden exclamation |
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balm |
a soothing or healinginfluence or substance |
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gesticulation |
the act of making gestures; a particulary expressing gesture |
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acuteness |
intelligence, keen wit, sharpness, severity |
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suppress |
to hold back, restrain |
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resolve |
to determine or to make a firm decision about |
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query |
question |
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labyrinth |
maze |
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paternity |
fatherhood, descent from the father |
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ludicrous |
laughable, ridiculous |
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pristine |
untouched, uncorrupted |
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intrinsic |
inherent, internal |
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imperious |
domineering, overbearing arrogantly self assured |
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wan |
sickly pale |
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pallid |
lacking color opr liveliness |
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analogy |
a relation or likeness parellism |
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dauntless |
fearless, unintimidated |
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pestilence |
epidemic, plague, illness |
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half-fledged |
immature, juvenile, inexperienced |
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imperatively |
immediatly, essentially, in an urgent manner |
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commodity |
a useful item, a convenience |
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tome |
a book, usually large and academic |
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suspend |
to dangle, hang; to delay, interrupt |
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relic |
an object or idea that is special because of its connection to the past; remains |
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burnish |
to polish, make smooth and bright |
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regiment |
a military unit |
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exigence |
a demand or requirement |
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antiquated |
outdated, obsolete |
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unfeignedly |
w/ sincerity, truly |
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creed |
a statementof belief or principle |
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benevolence |
kindness, compassion |
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apparition |
a ghostly figure; an unexpected or unusual sight or appearence |
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soberly |
in a simpleand controlled manner; seriously; not in a drunken manner |
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inopportune |
inappropriate or unfavorable |
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amiss |
improperly, mistakenly; in a defective way |
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depravity |
sinfulness, moral corruption |
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indefeaseable |
not able to be voided or undone |
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requittal |
repayment, compensation |
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retribution |
something which is justly deserved, such as repayment or punishment |
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provoke |
to cause a response, ex.anger or disagreement |
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temperment |
an attitude, a manner of behaving |
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agitation |
uneasiness; commotion, excitement |
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unhallowed |
unholy, immoral |
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boon |
a blessing, something to be thankful for |
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profane |
contrary to religon, sacreligous; impure |
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adduce |
to sight as proof; to lead to |
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vehence |
strength, urgency |
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aver |
to declare to be true, affirm |
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comely |
physically gracefuland beautiful |
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appelation |
a title or name |
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vindicate |
to clear of blame; support a claim |
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zeal |
passion or devotion to a cause |
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elixer |
a substance capable of sustaining life indefinetly, a medical concoction |
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exemplary |
excellent, perfect |
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dvine |
a clergyman |
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renown |
fame, widespread claim |
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parochial |
relating to a parish; of limited scopeor outlook |
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riddled |
to pierce w/ numerous holes, perforate |
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derogatory |
tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing |
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capricious |
obsolete, fanciful, witty |
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dissipating |
to scatter in various directions, to disperse or dispel |
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undulating |
to move with a wavelike way |
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objurgate |
to reproach or denounce vehemently; upbraid harshly, berate sharply |
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striate |
to mark w/ striae or streak |
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capitulate |
to give up resistance |
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teem |
to abound or swarm; be prolific or fertile |
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laconic |
using few words |
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itinerant |
traveling from place to place |
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parietal |
relating to forming somekind of wall |
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peremptory |
leaving no oppurtunity for denial or refusal |
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coherent |
logically connected |
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redolent |
having pleasent odor or nice smell |
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frolicsome |
merrily playful, full of fun |
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pretentious |
making an exagerated outward show, ostentatious |
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surreptitious |
acting in a stealthy way |
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pristine |
remaining in a pure state uncorrupted by mankind |
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litigous |
inclined to dispute or disagree, argumentative |
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obsolete |
no longer in general use |
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mawkish |
having a mildly sickning flavor |
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poignant |
keen or strong in mental appeal |
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obdurable |
unmoved by persuasion or pity |
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deleterious |
harmful, injurious |
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parsimonious |
excessivly sparing or frugal |
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forlorn |
lonely or sad, forsaken |
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unctuous |
charachterized by excessive piousness |
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necrotic |
realting to dead cells of a tissue from sever injury or disease |
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pliant |
bending readily, flexible, adaptable |
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pavid |
timid, afraid, fearful |
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innovative |
ahead of times, advanced |
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inconsolable |
impossible to console |
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cannily |
in a ccareful cautious manner |
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thwarted |
to defeat the ambitions of |
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implicit |
implied |
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specious |
pleasing to the eye but deceptive |
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imminent |
likely to occur @any moment |
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apathetic |
having or showing little or no emotion |
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acquiescent |
carrying out a orders w/o complaint |
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obsequiously |
obedient, dutiful |
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fortuitously |
incidental |
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aberration |
deviation from the truth |
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meticulous |
extremely careful about details |
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Substantial |
to show to be true or real by giving |
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Arsenal |
a place for making or storing weapons |
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Affixed |
to fasten ; attach |
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Eradication |
to uproot; wipe out; destroy |
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Erratic |
irregular, random |
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Till |
to prepare a landland for raising crops; a drawer for keeping money |
