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smirk
to smile in a self-satisfied or artificial way
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medley
a mixture; an arrangement of songs performed together
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ritual
a ceremonial act; a customary procedure
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savant
a well-educated person; a scholar
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sybarite
one devoted to luxury
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oaf
a stupid, clumsy person
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morose
sour tempered and inclined to be silent
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phase
a stage in a process of change or development
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ornate
highly, often excessively decorated
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benevolent
characterized by doing good
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fodder
feed for livestock; a resource
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didactic
intended to teach; inclined to teach excessively
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soliloquy
a dramatic speech delivered by a character to himself or herself
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confound
to mix up or lump together; to confuse
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liable
legally obligated; likely (with reference to an unfavorable outcome)
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glean
to gather bit by bit
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painstaking
very thorough; careful
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cavalier
casual, disdainful
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inculcate
to teach or impress by frequent repetition; to instill
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courteous
polite and gracious; considerate toward others; well-mannered
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domineer
to rule over arbitrarily or tyrannically
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squalid
having a dirty or lowly appearance
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inveterate
established for a long time; habitual
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incarcerate
to restrict by imprisonment; to keep in prison
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conflagration
large, disastrous fire
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assail
to attack; to assault
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altruistic
unselfish; benevolent; caring more for others than oneself
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compel
to cause to occur by pressure
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laconic
brief in speech; using few words
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destitution
the lack of any means of subsistence
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hoax
an act meant to trick or fool
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emancipate
to give freedom; to set loose
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dirge
slow, sad music, esp. a funeral hymn
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emaciated
made thin unnaturally; abnormally thin due to starvation
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incredulous
disbelieving; skeptical
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hovel
a small, miserable dwelling
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obstreperous
noisily and stubbornly defiant
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dour
stern and humorless; silently ill-humored
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digest
a collection of previously published material, usually in condensed form
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emanate
to send forth; to come forth
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fauna
animals as a group, esp. of a specified region or time
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defile
to corrupt; to desecrate or sully
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inception
commencement; beginning ; origin
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mogul
a rich or powerful person
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immaculate
perfectly clean
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