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bas-relief
sculpture whose ornament or figures are somewhat raised above the background
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debase
to lower in quality
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declivity
a downward slope
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proclivity
a natural inclination
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leaven
a substance that causes dough to expand (yeast), a enlivening influence
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legerdemain
sleight of hand, trickery
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leverage
the action of a lever that lifts, position of strength
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levitate
to rise or float
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levity
lightness in speech or behavior
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penchant
a strong inclination
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ponderous
extremely heavy, awkward, tedious
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imponderable
unable to be assessed or measured precisely
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preponderant
superior in number, force, power, or importance
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echelon
a step-like formation of troops, ships, or aircraft; a level of command
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transcendent
going beyond the limits of ordinary experience
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