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pastoral
adj. of or relating to the countryside, rural
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proprietary
adj. of, relating to, or characteristic of an owner
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shiftlessness
n. lack of ambition or resourcefulness
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strident
adj. characterized by harsh, insistent and discordant sound
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deft
adj. characterized by facility and skill
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permeate
v. to spread or diffuse through
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innuendo
n. an oblique allusion, suggestion, or hint
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prodigality
n. profuse or wasteful expenditure
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vehement
adj. marked by forceful energy
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credulity
n. readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight evidence
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vacuous
adj. emptied of or lacking content; lacking ideas or intelligence
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provocation
n. the act or process of calling forth (an emotion or action)
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corpulent
adj. having a large bulky body, obese
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convivial
adj. relating to or occupied with feasting, drinking, and good company
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asunder
adv. apart from each other in position
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riotous
adj. turbulent, disorderly
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epigram
n. a sage or witty and often paradoxical saying
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effeminate
adj. having feminie qualities untiypical of a man, not manly in appearance
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fractiousness
n. irritability, abrasiveness
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reciprocal
adj. shared, felt, shown by both sides
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imperative
adj. not to be avoided or evaded
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languid
adj. sluggish, lacking forced or quickness in movement
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extemporize
v. to improvise; to speak withouth planning
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sedative
adj. tending to calm, moderate, or tranquiilize
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punctilious
adj. marked by precise, exact accordance with the details of codes or conventions, especially manners or etiquette
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intimation
n. indirect communication, suggestion, hint
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saunter
v. to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner
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contiguous
adj. touching or connected throughout in an unbroken sequence
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sumptuous
adj. extremly costly, rick, luxurious, or magnificant
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facet
n. any of the definable aspects that make up a subject
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demure
adj. affectedly modest, reserved, or serious
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countenance
n. the face as an indication of mood, emotion, or character
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tacit
adj. implied or indicated but not actually expressed, unspoken
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atonement
n. reparation for an offense/injury
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encumbrance
n. an impediment or burden
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efface
v. to make (oneself) modestly or shyly inconspicuous
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iota
n. a small or insignificant amount
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impervious
adj. impenetrable; not capable of being affected or disturbed
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camaraderie
n. a spirit of friendly good-fellowship
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congenial
adj. appropriate and agreeable; existing or associated
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sensuous
adj. of or relating to the senses or sensible objects
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remonstrate
v. to present and urge reasons in opposition
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languorous
adj. listless, indolent, lacking energy or vigor
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sonorous
adj. characterized by full or loud sound often with clear or rich tone , marked volume, easy audibility
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tumult
n. a turbulent uprising; violent agitation of mind or feelings
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abyss
n. an immeasurably deep gulf or great space
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diminutive
adj. exceptionally or notably small
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discernment
n. the quality of being able to grasp and comprehend what is obscure
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effusive
adj. marked by the expression of great or excessive emotion or enthusiasm
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acme
n. the highest point or stage
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candor
n. unreserved, honest, or sincere expression; frankness
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propensity
n. an often intense natural inclination or preference
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solicitous
adj. full of concern or care
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accede
v. to express approval or give consent
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desultory
adj. marked by lack of definite plan or purpose
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converge
v. to move toward one point; come together; meet
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pall
v. to lose strength or effectiveness; to lose interest or attraction
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impetus
n. a driving force, impulse, incentive
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bandy
v. to toss from side to side carelessly; exchanged (especially to exchange words) argumentatively
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phalanx
n. an organized body of people; a military formation
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exhortation
n. an act of incitation by argument or advice
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perfunctory
adj. done in a manner lacking in interest or enthusiasm
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concision
n. the quality of being free from elaboration and detail
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capacious
adj. capable of containing a great deal
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philanthropy
n. goodwill to fellowmen (especially active effort to promote human welfare)
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egalitarianism
n. a belief in human equality with respect to social, political, and economic affairs
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edifice
n. a building, normally a large or massive structure
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requisite
adj. essential; necessary
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lugubrious
adj. exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful
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litany
n. a resonant or repetitive chant; a sizable series or set
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hegemony
n. preponderant influence or authority over others; domination
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eidetic
adj. marked by extraordinarily accurate and vivid recall (especially visual image)
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arcana (arcanum)
n. mysterious or specialized knowledge, language or info accessible by the initiate
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unctuous
adj. fatty; oily; smooth and greasy in texture of appearence
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novitiate
n. the period or state of being a novice
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apse
n. a projecting part of a building that is usually semicircular in plan and vaulted
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florid
adj. very flowery in style; ornate; tinged with red
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putative
adj. commonly accepted or supposed; assumed to exist or to have existed
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agnostic
n. a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (as God) is unknown and probably unknowable; one who is not committed to believing in the existence/non existence of God
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apostasy
n. renunciation of a religious faith or abandonment of previous loyalty
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sempiternal
adj. of never-ending; eternal
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interstitial
adj. located in the spaces between things
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etiolate
v. to bleach or make pale; deprive of natural vigor
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bellicose
adj. favoring or incline to start quarrels or wars
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moribund
adj. being in the state of dying; approaching death; inactive
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