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interim
an intervening time (adj.) done or made or occurring at an interim time
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subjugate
to bring under control and governance as a subject; conquer
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perpetrate
to bring about or carry out; commit 2. to produce, perform, or execute
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suborn
to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing 2. to induce to commit perjury
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misconstrue
to incorrectly understand or infer
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misgivings
feeling of doubt or suspicion
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interjection
act of uttering exclamations; ejaculation
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misdemeanor
a crime less serious than a felony, misdeed
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perforate
to make a hole through 2. to pass through or into by or as if by making a hole
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subvert
to overturn or overthrow from the foundation; ruin 2. to pervert or corrupt
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mischance
bad luck, mishap
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substandard
deviating from or falling short of a standard or norm
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interloper
one that intrudes into a sphere of activity
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acrimony
harsh or biting sharpness in words, manner, or disposition
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amity
friendship, esp. between nations
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analogous
showing a likeness that permits one to draw an analogy
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anathema
someone or something intensely disliked or loathed 2. ban or curse solemnly pronounced; denunciation of something as accursed
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ecclesiastical
relating to a church, esp. as an established institutional
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antithesis
opposition, contrast; direct opposite
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arcane
secret, mysterious, obscure
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empirical
originating in or based on observation or experience 2. capable of being verified or disproved by observation or experiment
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ascendance
governing or controlling influence, domination
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ascetic
practicing strict self-denial 2. austere in appearance, manner, attitude
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asperity
rigor, severity 2. harshness, unevenness
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auspicious
propitious, prophetically favorable. taking place under promising conditions
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belie
to give a false impression of; misrepresent 2. to disguise
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benediction
blessing, an expression of good wishes
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bumptious
presumptuously, obtusely, and often noisily self-assertive
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capricious
unpredictable, impulsive
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occult
v. to shut off from view or exposure adj. secret, mysterious, abstruse n. matters regarding the supernatural
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obtuse
lacking sharpness or quickness of sensibility or intellect; insensitive, stupid, not clear nor precise in thought or expression
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augur
v. to foretell esp. from omens; presage
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propitious
favorably disposed, benevolent 2. being a good omen, tending to favor
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celerity
rapidity of motion or action
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choler
ready disposition to irritation; irascibility, anger
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circumspect
careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences; prudent
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