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abstruse
(adj.) extremely difficult to understand
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affront
(n.) an open or intentional insult; a slight; (v.) to insult to one's face; to face in defiance , confront
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canard
(n.) a false rumor, fabricated story
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captious
(adj.) excessively ready to find fault; given to petty criticism; intended to trap, confuse, or show up
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cognizant
(adj.) aware, knowledgeable, informed; having jurisdiction
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contrite
(adj.) regretful for some misdeed or sin; plagued by a sense of guilt
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cynosure
(n.) the center of attraction, attention, or interest; something that serves to guide or direct
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decorous
(adj.) well behaved, dignified, socially proper
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deign
(v.) to think it appropriate or suitable to one's dignity to do something
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desiccated
(adj.) thoroughly dried out; arid and uninteresting
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efficacy
(n.) the power to produce a desired result
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engender
(v.) to bring into existence, give rise to, produce; to come into existence
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ethereal
(adj.) light, airy, delicate; highly refined; suggesting what is heavenly
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facade
(n.) the front of a building; a surface appearance
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ghoulish
(adj.) revolting in an unnatural or morbid way
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incongruous
(adj.) not in keeping, unsuitable, incompatible
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machination
(n.) a crafty, scheming, or underhanded action designed to accomplish some end
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mesmerize
(v.) to hypnotize, entrance; to fascinate, enthrall, bewitch
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opprobrium
(n.) disgrace arising from shameful conduct; contempt, reproach
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putative
(adj.) generally regarded as such; reputed; inferred
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