| Term | Definition |
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antipathy |
against; hatred |
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anomalous |
abnormal;irregular |
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aggregate |
total or combined |
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commodious |
spacious; roomy |
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covetous |
wrongly desirous; greedy |
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disparity |
difference |
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dogmatic |
speaking of their beliefs as if the only ones that exist |
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exonerate |
to free from blame or quit |
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furtive |
done secretly |
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hiatus |
interruption or a break |
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inordinate |
exceeding reasonable limits |
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intrinsic |
natural |
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laudable |
praiseworthy; commendable |
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machination |
device to bring about some end |
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mundane |
boring, to common, plain |
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paragon |
model, eptiome |
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paroxysm |
sudden outburst of emotion |
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prodigious |
great in size; huge |
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redolent |
fragrance, sweet smelling |
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redress |
to set right, to right a wrong |
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ribald |
vulgar, indescent speech |
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satiate |
to satisfy fully |
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succinct |
precise expression in few words, concise |
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sully |
to soil, or to stain |
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supple |
readily bent, flexible |
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temerity |
rash boldness, audacity |
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travesty |
artistic mocking of a serious work |
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trecnchant |
convincing, persusasive |
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turpitude |
shameful, wickedness |
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viscous |
thick |
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foible |
human weakness |
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indigenous |
belonging to a particular region |
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reticent |
reserved; silent |