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| Excessive praise; intense adoration |
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| Dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful |
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Greed, esp. for wealth
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A universally recognized principle
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| To grow rapidly or flourish |
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| Harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance (Cacophonous [adj]) |
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An establish set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature
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Sever criticism or punishment
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| A substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing; a person or thing that causes change |
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| Burning or stinging; causing corrosion |
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| Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason, convincing |
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| The willingness to comply with the wishes of other (Complaisant [adj]) |
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| Argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement |
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Regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness
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Deserving blame
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| Smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack |
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| Intended to teach or instruct |
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Cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions
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Expressing a rigid opinion based on unapproved or improvable principles
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The quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings
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| Composed of elements drawn from various sources |
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A mournful poem, esp. one lamenting the dead
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| Soothing, esp. to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying; an agent that softens or smooths the skin |
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| Based on observation or experiment |
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Mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand
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A speech honoring the dead
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An invalid or incorrect notion; a mistake belief
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| Marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious |
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| Sociable; Outgoing; Enjoying the company of other people |
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| To deliver a pompous speech or tirade; a long, pompous speech |
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Violating accepted dogma or convention
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An exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech
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| Lacking funds; without money |
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| Beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
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| Harmless; causing no damage |
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Refusing to compromise
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| To obtain by deception or flattery |
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| Evoking intense aversion or dislike |
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| Impenetrable by light; not reflecting light |
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The act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm
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| Penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous |
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| Extremely harmful; potentially causing death |
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To examine with great care
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Extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion
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| One that precedes and indicates or announces another |
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| To dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care. |
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| Abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary |
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To rot; to decay and give off a foul odor
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Stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest
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| Awe-inspiring; worthy of honor |
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| Authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance; to give permission or authority to |
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