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conflagration
a very intense and uncontrolled fire
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unvarnished
free from any effort to softed to disguise; not having a coating of stain or varnish
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extrication
the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition
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august
profoundly honored; or of befitting a lord
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raptures
utterance or expression of ecstatic delight; the carrying of a person to another place or sphere of existance
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caper
playful leap or hop; crime; ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun; light-hearted recreational activity for amusement
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resplendent
having great beauty and splendor
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repast
the food served and eaten at one time
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trepidation
feeling of alarm or dread
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dogmatical
characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles
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extirpate
surgically remove an organ; pull up by or as if by the roots; destroy conpletely
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sundered
to seperate; part; divide; sever
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elicited
called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation
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sundry
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
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acrimony
rough and bitter manner
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multitudinous
too numerous to be counted
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lassitude
weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy; a feeling of lack of interest or energy; a state of comatose torpor
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pliancy
property of being pliant and flexible; adaptiility of mind or character
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impetuous
marked by violent force; characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
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ascribe
attribute or credit to
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curtail
place restrictions on; terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
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presentiment
feeling of evil to come
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renounce
cast off or disown; turn away from; give up; leave voluntarily; give up power, duties, or obligations
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approbation
official recognition or approval
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impertubably
incapable of being upset or agitated; not easily excited; calm
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obstinate
resistant to guidance or discipline; stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing; tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
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insatiable
impossible to satisfy
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insalubrious
detrimental to health
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quelled
subdued or overcome
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impudent
marked by casual disrespect; improperly forward or bold
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