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torpor |
a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility; "he fell into a deep ___" |
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mordant |
sarcastic |
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fracas |
affray: noisy quarrel |
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Imprimis |
in the first place |
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orbicular |
Rounded, with length and breadth about the same. |
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cannel |
A bituminous coal that burns brightly with much smoke. |
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piratical |
like a pirate |
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evinced |
Displayed clearly; revealed. |
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execrable |
deplorable: of very poor quality or condition; "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment" |
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obstreperousness |
noisily and stubbornly defiant |
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recondite |
abstruse: difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge; "the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them"; "a deep metaphysical theory"; "some ___ problem in historiography" |
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sanguine |
confidently optimistic and cheerful |
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ignominiously |
disgracefully: in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree; "his grades were disgracefully low" |
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Petra |
an archaeological site in Jordan, lying in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Wadi Araba, the great valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. |
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upbraid |
reproach: express criticism towards; "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior" |
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fain |
gladly: in a willing manner; "this was gladly agreed to"; "I would --- do it" |
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interment |
burial: the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave |
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redolent |
redolent(p): (used with `of' or `with') noticeably odorous; "the hall was redolent of floor wax"; "air redolent with the fumes of beer and whiskey" |
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potentate |
A --- is a person with potent, usually supreme, power, such as a monarch or a dictator. This term is often used to describe an ambassador performing negotiations on behalf of a large group. |
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solipsism |
A form of SCEPTICISM. This is the belief that nothing exists except my mind and the creations of my mind. |
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paroxysm |
a sudden uncontrollable attack; "a --- of giggling"; "a fit of coughing"; "convulsions of laughter" |
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arabesque |
Ornament or surface decoration with intricate curves and flowing lines based on plant forms. |
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sibilant |
fricative: of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') |
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nymph |
(classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden |
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comeliest |
bonny: very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a --- face" |
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poltroon |
characterized by complete cowardliness |
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palliative |
A treatment that provides symptomatic relief but not a cure. |
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voluptas |
Greek goddess of lust? |
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meretricious |
like or relating to a prostitute; "--- relationships" brassy: tastelessly showy; "a flashy car"; "garish colors"; gilded: based on pretense; deceptively pleasing; "the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility"; "meretricious praise"; "a meretricious argument" |
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nictating |
blinking! |
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ennui |
Boredom, or (pronounced "on-we," is a reactive state to wearingly dull, repetitive, or tedious stimuli: suffering from a lack of interesting things to see, hear, etc., or do (physically or intellectually), while not in the mood of "doing nothing". Those afflicted by temporary boredom may regard the affliction as a waste of time, but usually characterise boredom worse than just that. |
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bivouacked |
encamped or assembled in an unsheltered, improvised area (like a military encampment with tents) |
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escarpment |
a long cliff or steep slope, often caused by erosion |
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brusque |
marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less --- manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him" |
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vulpine |
resembling the characteristic of a fox |
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simian |
like an ape or monkey |
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anorectic |
an appetite suppressant |
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inveterate |
respectable, established, habitual |
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surreptitious |
cautious, secretive, quiet, |
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supercilious |
contentious, haughty, lordly, pretentious, arrogant |
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peripatetic |
Walking or traveling about. Of or pertaining to Aristotle, or the Aristotelian school of philosophy, who taught philosophy while walking with his students in Athens |
