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pariah
one who is despised or made an outcast; a low caste of sourthern India
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acculturate
to assimilate to a different culture, usually a dominant one
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irreverence
a lack of respect for people or institutions that are normally taken seriously
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droll
curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement
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dissipation
wasteful spending, squandering
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haughty
arrogant, excessively proud vaid
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subversive
that which undermines the power and authority of an established institution or system
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inversion
the reversal of the normal order
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contrite
extremely apologetic, remorseful, repentant
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gentility
polite, proper class associated with "good breeding"; (gentry: class just below nobility)
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effete
weak or effeminate
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sylvan
consisting of or associated with woods; wooded; pleaantly rural or pastoral
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oscillation
movement back and forth in a regular rhythm
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air
to make a public utterance
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infernal
relating to hell
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chicanery
the use of deception or manipulation to achieve one's purpose
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brazen
shameless, insolent, disrespectful
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credulous
extremely gullible
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afoot
developing or in the process of happening
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temperance
moderation of self-restrain in action or statement
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complicit
associated with or participating in a questionable act or a crime
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raconteur
a skillful and amusing storyteller
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histrionics
overly theatrical (behavior)
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resolute
characterized by a decided purpose
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blithe
lighthearted, joyous, glad, cheerful, free of spirit
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ponderous
very heavy, unwieldy from weight
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initiation
the action of admitting someone into a society or group
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innocent
a pure, guileless, or naive person
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tenderfoot
a newcomer or novice, especially a person unaccustomed to hardship
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