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emulate - v
v - to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass
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imminent - adj
adj - likely to occur at any moment; impending
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supercilious - adj
adj - haughtily disdainful or contemptuous; arrogant; scornful
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vitality - n
n - exuberant physical strength or mental vigor
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cotillion - n
n - a formalized dance for a large number of people, in which a head couple leads the other dancers through elaborate and stately figures; a formal ball
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victrola - n
n - a name brand sound-reproducing machine using records in the form of cylinders or discs; old-fashioned record player
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incredulous - adj
adj - indicating or showing unbelief; skeptical
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vestige - n
n - a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence
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intimate - v
v - to indicate or make known indirectly; hint; imply; suggest
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gallantry - n
n - dashing courage; heroic braveryl noble-minded behavior; courtly attention to women
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beleaguer - v
v - harass, pester, badger, bother; to harass
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indolent - adj
adj - disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy
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decorous - adj
adj - characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc.
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