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aggrandize
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to increase in intensity , power , or prestige
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alchemy
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a medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals into gold
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anachronism
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something or someone misplaced in time
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astringent
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having a tightening effect on living tissue ; harsh ; severe
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contiguous
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sharing a border ; touching ;adjacent
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convention
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a generally agreed upon practice or attitude
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cynicism
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an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness
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decorum
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polite or appropriate conduct or behavior
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derision
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scorn ; ridicule ; contemptuous treatment
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desiccate
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to dry out or dehydrate ; to make dry or dull
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dilettante
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one with an amateurish or superficial intrest in the arts or a branch of knowledge
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disparage
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to slight or belittle
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divulge
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to disclose something secret
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immutable
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not capable of change
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inimical
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damaging ; harmful ; injurious
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intractable
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not easily managed or directed ; stubborn ; obstinate
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neophyte
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a recent convert ; a beginner ; novice
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presumptuous
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overstepping due bounds ; taking liberties
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pristine
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pure ; uncorrupted ; clean
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probity
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adherence to highest principles ; uprightness
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proclivity
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a natural predisposition or inclination
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profligate
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excessively wasteful ; recklessly extravagant
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propensity
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a natural inclination or tendency ; penchant
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prosaic
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dull ; unimaginative
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pungent
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characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste
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quixotic
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foolishly impractical ; marked by lifty romantic ideals
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quotidian
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occuring or recurring daily ; commonplace
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rarefy
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to make of become thin ; less dense ; to refine
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recondite
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hidden ; concealed ; difficult to understand ; obscure
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refulgent
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radiant ; shiny ; brilliant
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renege
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fail to honor a commitment ; to go back on promise
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shard
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a piece of broken pottery or glass
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sparse
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thin ; not dense ; arranged at widely spaced intervals
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spendthrift
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one who spends money wastefully
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subtle
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not obvious ; elusive ; difficult to discern
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tacit
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implied ; not explicitly stated
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terse
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brief and concise in wording
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tout
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to publicly praise or promote
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trenchant
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sharply perceptive ; keen ; penetrating
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unfeigned
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genuine , not false or hypocritical
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untenable
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indefensable ; not viable ; uninhabitable
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vacillate
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to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and anither ; to waver
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variegated
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multicolored ; characterized by a variety of patches of different color
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vexation
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annoyance ; irritation
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vigilant
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alertly watchful
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vituperate
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to use harsh condemnatory language ; to abuse or censure sevrrely or abusively ; to berate
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volatile
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readily changing to vapor ; changeable ; fickle ; explosive
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