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strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort

following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards (noun form: canon)

to criticize severely; to officially rebuke

conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

improvised; done without preparation

intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action

to loudly attack or denounce

the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving (adj. form: magnanimous)

associated with war and the armed forces

of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary

vague, cloudy; lacking clearly defined form

harmful, injurious

a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art

recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly

intentional breach of faith; treachery (adj. form: perfidious)

to cause to happen before anticipated or required

a disposition in favor of something; preference

misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy

to retract, esp. a previously held belief

to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position

concerned and attentive; eager

characterized by filth, grime or squalor; foul

occuring only occasionally, or in scattered instances

to waste by spending or using irresponsibly

to stun, baffle, or amaze

to block; thwart

a force that causes rotation

winding, twisting; excessively complicated

fierce and cruel; eager to fight

extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic

having and insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous