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abscond
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to depart secretly and hide
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ameliorate
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improve , to make better or more tolerable
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arduous
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hard , strenuous
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ascetic
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practicing self denial , austere , esp. as an act of religious devotion
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austere
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severely simple , ascetic ; without adornment ; bare
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axiom
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self evident truth requiring no proof
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axiomatic
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taken as given ; possessing self evident truth
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bucolic
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rustic and pastoral ; characteristic of rural areas and their inhibitants
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canonical
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following or in agreement with accepted ; traditional standards
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contentious
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argumentative , quarrelsome ; causing controversy or disagreement
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convoluted
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complex or complicated
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culpable
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deserving blame
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disabuse
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to undeceive ; to set right
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eclectic
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composed of elements drawn from various sources
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effrontery
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shameless boldness ; presumptuousness
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ephemeral
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brief , fleeting ; short-lived
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erudite
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very learned ; scholarly
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eulogy
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a speech honoring the dead
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extemporaneous
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improvised , done without preparation ; not planned ; impromptu
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facetious
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playful , humorous
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fulminate
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to loudly attack
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hyperbole
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an exaggerated statement , often used as a figure of speech
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lucid
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clear ; easily understood
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oscillation
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the act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady , ininterrupted rhythm
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paean
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a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
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penurious
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penny-pinching , excessively thrifty , ungenerous
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perfidy
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intentional breach of faith ; treachery
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pernicious
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extremely harmful ; potentially causing death
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perspicacious
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acutely perceptive ; having keen discernment
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pious
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extremely reverent or devout ; showing strong religious devotion
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precipitate
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acting with excessive haste or impulse ; to cause or happen before anticipated or required ; headlong , rash
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precursor
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one that precedes and indicates or advances another
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predilection
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a disposition in favour of something ; preference
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prolific
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producing large volumes or amounts ; productive
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qualms
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misgivings ; reservations ; causes for hesitancy
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quiescence
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stillness , motionlessness ; quality of being at rest
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recant
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to retract , esp. a previously held belief
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redoubtable
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awe-inspiring , worthy of honor
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reticent
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quiet , reserved , reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
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satire
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a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision
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sordid
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characterized by filth , grime , or squalor ; foul
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squalid
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sordid , wretched and dirty as from neglect
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squander
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to waste by spending or using irresponsibly
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stoic
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indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain ; steadfast
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stymie
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to block , thwart
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supplant
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to take the place of ; supersede
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synthesis
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the combination of parts to make a whole
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torpid
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lethargic ; sluggish ; dormant
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torque
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a force that causes rotation
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ubiquitous
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existing everywhere at the same time ; constantly encountered ; widespread
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veracity
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truthfulness ; honesty
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vilify
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to defame ; to characterize harshly
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