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abstemious
done sparingly; consuming in moderation
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allay
to lessen, ease, reduce in intensity
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atavistic
characteristic of a former era, ancient
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braggart
a person who brags or boasts in a loud and empty manner
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circuitous
indirect, roundabout
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continence
self-control, self-restraint
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discomfit
to disconcert, to make one lose one’s composure
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eschew
to shun; to avoid (as something wrong or distasteful)
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filibuster
to use obstructionist tactics, especially prolonged speech making, in order to delay something
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hedonist
one who pursues pleasure as a goal
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tenet
a principle, belief, or doctrine accepted by members of a group
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saturnine
cold and steady in mood, gloomy; slow to act
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relegate
to send into exile, banish; assign
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prostrate
lying face downward in adoration or submission
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onus
a burden, an obligation
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modicum
a small portion, limited quantity
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lithe
moving and bending with ease; marked by effortless grace
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inundate
to cover with a flood; to overwhelm as if with a flood
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incamadime
red, especially blood red
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