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temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension
abeyance
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a cleansing with water or other liquid, esp. as a religious ritual
ablution
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hard to understand
abstruse
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expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body
adroit
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a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation, as “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely”
aphorism
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inclined; disposed; given; pron
apt
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great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion
ardor
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an appointment for a meeting, esp. a lover's secret rendezvous
assignation
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insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth
avarice
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indecent; lewd; obscene
bawdy
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inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious
bellicose
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to soil; tarnish; discolor
besmirch
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a woman's bedroom or private sitting room
boudoir
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to grow or develop quickly; flourish
burgeoning
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to engage in a drunken revel
carouse
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capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue
caustic
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characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, esp. for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious
clandestine
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a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of the conscience caused by regret for doing wrong or causing pain; contrition; remorse
compunction
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a destructive fire, usually an extensive one
conflagration
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artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish
coy
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displaying the effect of excessive indulgence in sensual pleasure
debauched
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amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish
droll
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selecting or choosing from various sources
eclectic
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a castrated man, esp. one formerly employed by Oriental rulers as a harem guard or palace official
eunuch
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pretended; sham; counterfeit
feigned
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strikingly bold or brilliant; showy
flamboyant
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a minor weakness or failing of character; slight flaw or defect
foibles
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causing fear, apprehension, or dread
formidable
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taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret
furtive
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a simultaneous or continuous discharge of firearms
fusillade
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to bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor in reverence or worship
genuflect
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the remote or less developed parts of a country; back country
hinterland
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lacking variety; boring; dul
humdrum
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the quality of condition of being without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit
ineptitude
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inertness, esp. with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness
inertia
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of or pertaining to conflict or struggle within a group
internecine
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annoying; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
irksome
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inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd
lascivious
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bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible
lithe
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gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible
macabre
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generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness
magnanimous
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taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough
meticulous
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wealth, riches, or affluence
opulence
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a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value
patina
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ostentatious in one's learning
pedantic
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to pass into or through every part of
permeates
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a deadly or virulent epidemic disease
pestilence
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brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible
pithy
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utterly and shamelessly immoral or dissipated; thoroughly dissolute
profligate
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a landing place, esp. one of solid masonry, constructed along the edge of a body of water; wharf
quay
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the pure and concentrated essence of a substance
quintessential
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he ninth month of the Muslim calendar during which a daily fast is rigidly enjoined from dawn until sunset
ramadan
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having a pleasant odor; fragrant
redolent
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a simultaneous or successive discharge of artillery, bombs, etc
salvo
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of, characteristic of, or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement
serpentine
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he state of being solicitous; anxiety or concern
solicitude
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morally ignoble or base; vile
sordid
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foul and repulsive, as from lack of care or cleanliness; neglected and filthy
squalid
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to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master
subjugate
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full of juice; juicy
succulent
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entailing great expense, as from choice materials, fine work, etc.; costly
sumptuous
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reckless boldness; rashness
temerity
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inactive or sluggish
torpid
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subject to parching or burning heat, esp. of the sun, as a geographical area
torrid
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an act of anointing, esp. as a Medical treatment or religious rite
unction
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to seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right
usurped
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a state of indecision or irresolution; hesistant
vacillation
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done, shown, used, etc., maliciously or unjustifiably
wanton
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