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phlegmatic
- adj
- (of a person) having unemotional/calm disposition
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maelstrom
- n
- powerful whirlpool
- state of confused movement or violent turmoil
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lurid
- adj
- vivid in color, creating harsh/unnatural effect
- (of a description) presented with explicit detail of crime/sex
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ephemeral
- adj
- short lasting
- n
- plant with short life
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soidisant
- adj
- self proclaimed
- pretended
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stint
- vt
- to supply an inadequate amount
- vi
- to be economical about spending
- to restrict spending
- n
- fixed period of work
- limitation of supply/effort
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mullioned
- adj
- divided by a vertical bar between panes of glass in window
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sagacious
- adj
- showing good judgement; shrewd
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corporeal
- adj
- relating to a person's body, not spirit
- having a physical body
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fain
- adj
- willing under given circumstances
- obliged
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furtive
- adj
- attempting to avoid notice because of guilt; secretive
- suggestive of guilty nervousness
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reverie
- n
- daydream
- dreamy song
- impractical theory
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benignity
- n
- kindness/tolerance toward others
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raptured
- adj
- experiencing religious ectasy
- vt
- to delight
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enervated
- adj
- without strength
- vt
- to weaken
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piquancy
- n
- pleasantly sharp flavor
- something pleasantly exciting
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amatory
- adj
- induced by sexual lust
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purlieu
- n
- area surrounding a place
- person's resort
- land on edge of forest
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winnow
- vt
- to remove chaff from grain
- to remove from a group until bests are left
- to find useful part of something
- vi
- to blow
- to fan with wings
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inveterate
- adj
- long-established habit unlikely to change
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modus vivendi
- n
- lifestyle
- temporary arrangement between parties pending settlement of matters in debate
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parry
- vt
- to ward off strike
- to evade (ex. a question)
- n
- act of evading
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cudgel
- n
- stick used as weapon
- vt
- to beat with stick
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weir
- n
- low dam built to raise level of water upstream
- trap for fish
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insipidity
- adj
- lacking flavor
- lacking interest
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fruition
- n
- realization of plan/project
- enjoyment of attainment
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enigma
- n
- something mysterious, hard to understand
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elephantine
- adj
- resembling large, clumsy, awkward elephant
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apotheosis
- n
- highest point in development; climax
- elevation to divine status
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hyperborean
- n
- inhabitant of extreme north
- adj
- relating to north
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brusque
- adj
- abrupt in speech/manner
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coquette
- n
- flirtatious woman
- hummingbird
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transubstaintiated
- vt
- to convert into body/blood of Christ
- change the form of something
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chagrin
- n
- embarrassment from humiliation
- vi
- to feel humiliated
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calumniated
- vt
- to make false statements about
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harangue
- n
- lengthy & aggressive speech
- vt
- to lecture aggressively
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inexorable
- adj
- impossible to stop/persuade
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miasmatic
- n
- highly unpleasant smell
- oppressive atmosphere
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induce
- vt
- to succeed in persuading
- to give rise to
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furmity
- n
- dish of wheat boiled in milk
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