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efficacious
def: effective; producing the desired outcome
syn: productive; useful
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catharsis
def: a release of emotional tension
syn: atonement
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inundate
def: to overwhelm; to fill beyond capacity
syn: flood; overwhelm
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revere
def: to regard with respect, awe, or adoration
syn: venerate; respect; honor
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internecine
def: mutually destructive
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risible
def: relating to laughter; laughable
syn: comical; jocular
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sybaritic
def: marked by luxury or pleasure
syn: luxurious; ostentatious; grandiose
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crepuscular
def: pertaining to twilight
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kudos
def: acclaim or praise
syn: honor; distinction
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estrange
def: to alienate
syn: disaffect; antagonize
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intrinsic
def: of or relating to a thing's basic nature; inherent
syn: basic; elemental; inborn
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maxim
def: an established principle; a truth or rule of conduct
syn: axiom; fundamental; proverb
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putrid
def: rotten and foul smelling
syn: fetid; rancid; malodorous
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servile
def: submissive, slavish
syn: subservient; ignoble
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apocryphal
def: of questionable authenticity
syn: dubious; equivocal; spurious
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