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- Alacrity
- Cheerful readiness
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Deleterious
Injurious to health
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Euphemism
The substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, it blunt.
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Hypocritical
- Having virtues, beliefs or principles
- that one does not possess
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Lethargic
Of or pertaining to
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Ogle
To eye look or stare at
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Postulate
To ask, demand, or claim
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Robust
Strong, healthy, hardy
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Tractable
Easily managed or controlled
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Alchemy
A form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the middle ages.
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Burnish
To Polish by friction
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Deliberate
carefully weighed or considered
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Euphony
Pleasing effect to the ear
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Iconoclast
A person who attacks cherished belifs
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Levity
lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness
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Olfactory
Of or pertaining to the sense of smell
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Potable
Fit of suitable for drinking
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Tranquil
Free from commotion or tumult; peaceful
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