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amenity
that which is pleasant or agreeable
attractive features, customs, etc
aperture
an opening, gap, hole; orifice
dissidence
a difference of opinion; discontent
epicurean
devoted to the pursuit of pleasure; fond of good food, comfort and ease; with discriminating tastes
a person with discriminating tastes
improvident
not thrifty; failing to plan ahead
iniquity
wickedness, sin; a grossly immoral act
inviolable
sacred; of such a character that it must not be broken, injured, or profaned
mutable
open to or capable of change; fickle
nascent
just beginning to exist or develop; having just come into existence
obeisance
a deep bow or other body movement indicating respect or submission; deference, homage
panegyric
formal or elaborate praise; a tribute
pillory
a device for publicly punishing offenders; a means for exposing one to public contempt or ridicule
to expose to public contempt or ridicule
pittance
a woefully meager allowance, wage or portion
presage
to foreshadow or point to a future event; to predict
a warning or indication of the future
progeny
descendants, offspring, children
promulgate
to proclaim or issue officially; to make known far and wide
rectitude
uprightness, righteousness; correctness
restive
restless, hard to manage, bulky
seraphic
angelic, heavenly, celestial
subsist
to have existence; to remain alive, manage to make a living
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