| Term | Definition |
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abstruse |
hard to understand |
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affront |
an intentional insult |
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canard |
a false rumor |
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captious |
intended to trap |
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cognizant |
aware |
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contrite |
plaqued by a sence of guilt |
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cynosure |
the center of atraction |
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decorous |
well behaved |
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deign |
deem. stoop |
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desiccated |
dried out |
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efficacy |
power to produce a disired result |
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engender |
to bring into existance |
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ethereal |
light, ariy, delicate |
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facade |
the front of face of a building |
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ghoulish |
revolting in unatural way |
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incongruous |
unsustanable |
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machination |
a scheming action to acomplish evil |
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mesmirize |
to hipnotize |
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opprobrium |
discrace from shameful conduct |
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putative |
generally regarded as such(supposed) |