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Abstracted
removed in thought from the immediate situation, lost in one's own mind
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adulation
extreme praise or admiration
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adversity
misfortune, unfavorable happening
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burgeon
to sprout, to newly emerge
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chimera
a fantasy; a horrible creature of the imagination
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culpable
deserving blame; guilty
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entreaty
a plea, an earnest request
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fatuous
foolish, silly in an obnoxious way, inane
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humane
kind, compassionate, sympathetic and considerate
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indulgent
lenient, especially toward oneself
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ineptness
lack of competence or judgment
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ingrate
an ungrateful person
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inundate
to flood, to overflow
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miser
one who lives in wretched circumstances to save and hoard money
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nefarious
extremely wicked, evil, vicious
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prattle
meaningless sounds, babble
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procrastinate
to defer action; to delay
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stoic
a stoical person; not showing passion or feeling, indifference, impassive
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summon
to call together, to send for or to request to appear
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transparent
quality of being able to be seen through, clear
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turbulence
wild or disturbing activity
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viable
capable of working functioning, or developing adequately
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abet
to encourage or to assist (usually an offense against justice or the law)
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agile
characterized by ability to move quickly with suppleness and grace
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antidote
somehting that relieves the effects of poison
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ascertain
to find out definitely; to determine
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benevolence
kindness, generosity, charity
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desolate
deserted, without inhabitants, barren
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din
loud and discordant noises, cacophony
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dissuade
to advise against, to talk out of
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distend
to expand, to swell
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indelible
cannot be removed, washed away or erased
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inert
unable to move or to act, sluggish
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malevolence
ill will or evil intentions
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obliterate
to remove all traces of; to do away with; to destroy completely; to cancel
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ornate
excessively decorated
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paucity
scarcity, fewness of number, dearth
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piety
devotion and reverence to God
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precarious
dangerious, risky, not a secure situation
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prosaic
commonplace, unispired, banal
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quiescent
inactive, dormant
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scintillating
sparkling, shining, or flashing
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squalid
filthy in appearance, sordid
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vexation
discomfort or distress
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abridge
to shorten, to diminish
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alacrity
prompt and cheerful response
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antipathy
a dislike, distaste, or enmity
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augment
to make greater or to supplement
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bombastic
using inflated language, pompous
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decry
to speak against, to rail against, to disparage
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eclectic
coming from a variety of diverse sources
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enhance
to make better, to improve
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euphonious
pleasant or agreeable (sound); dulcet
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fervid
ardent, burning, impassioned
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impecunious
without money
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ingratiate
to make an effort to gain food favor with someone
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luxuriant
abundant in growth, very fertile
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paltry
trifling; petty; worthless
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pedantry
act of showing off learning in a manner that is needless and unimaginative
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preclude
to make impossible
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promontory
land or rock projecting into a body of water
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raze
to completely destroy
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secular
nonreligious, worldly
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static
having no motion, showing little change
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tact
a keen sense for what is appropriate or tasteful in delicate situations
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torpid
sluggish, inactive, dull
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vindicated
cleared of accusations or charges
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vindictive
revengeful, spiteful
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