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docile
obedient; easily managed
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doctrine
teachings, in general,; particular principle taught
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dogmatic
opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal
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eclectic
composed of elements drawn from disparate sources
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eclipse
darken; extinguish; surpass
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elated
overjoyed; in high spirits
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elicit
draw out by discussion
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elusive
evasive; baffling; hard to grasp
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embellish
adorn; ornament
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hindrance
block; obstacle
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hostility
unfriendliness; hatred
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hypocritical
pretending to be virtuous; deceiving
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hypothetical
based on assumptios or hypotheses; supposed
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iconoclastic
attacking cherished traditions
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impede
hinder; block; delay
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imperceptible
unnoticeable; undetectable
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implacable
incapable of being pacified
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meticulous
excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous
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misconception
mistaken idea
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misrepresent
give a false or incorrect impression, often deliberately; serve unsatisfactoryily as a representative
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mock
ridicule; imitate, often in derision
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monarchy
government under a single ruler
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monotony
sameness leading to boredom
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mutability
ability to change in form; fickleness
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naivete
quality of being unsophisticated; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility
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nonchalance
indifference; lack of concern; composure
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prologue
introduction(to a poem or play)
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prominent
conspicious; notable; sticking out
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promote
help to flourish; advance in rank; publicize
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prophetic
fortelling the future
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prosperity
good fortune; financial success; physical well-being
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provocative
arousing anger or interest; annoying
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prudent
cautious; careful
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random
without definite purpose, plan, or aim; haphazard
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symmetry
arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
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synthesis
combining parts into a whole
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taciturn
habitually silent; talking little
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temper
moderate; tone down or restrain; toughen
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temperament
characteristic frame of mind; disposition; emotional excess
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thwart
prevent; frustrate; oppose and defeat
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transcendent
surpassing; exceeding ordinary limits; superior
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