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aberration
the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course; the act of deviating from the ordinary, usual or normal type; deviation from truth or moral rectitude.
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acrid
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritationg to the eyes, nose, etc.; extremely or sharply stinging or bitter; exceedingly caustic.
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apoplexy
sudden impairment of neurological function, especially that resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage; a stroke; a fit of extreme anger; rage.
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armistice
a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the warring parties; truce
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aspirant
a person who aspires, as one who seeks or desires a career, advancement, status, etc.
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automaton
a mechanical figure or contrivance constructed to act as if by its own motive power; robot; a person or animal that acts in a monotonous, routine manner, without active intelligence.
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cleave
to adhere closely; stick; cling; to remain faithful to something
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disconcert
to throw into disorder or confusion
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divination
the practice of attempting to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge by occult or supernatural means; prophecy.
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emaciate
to make abnormally lean or thin by a gradual wasting away of flesh
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expound
to set forth or state in detail; to expound theories; to explain or interpret
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fastidious
excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please; requiring or characterized by excessive care or delicacy.
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grievous
causing grief or great sorrow; outrageous
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impinge
to make an impression; have an effect or impact to encroach
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indigent
lacking food, clothing, and other necessities of life because of poverty; needy; poor
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inducement
the act of inducing; the state of being induced
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insensate
not endowed with sensation; inanimate; without human feeling or sensitivity; cold; cruel; brutal
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irresolute
not resolute; doubtful
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laconically
using few words; expressing much in few words; concise
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oblique
slanting;sloping; not straight or direct, as a course; not straightforward
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palatial
of, pertaining to, or resembling a palace; magnificent
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precipitous
resembling a precipice; extremely steep; extremely rapid, hasty, or abrupt
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renunciation
an act or instance of relinquishing, abandoning, repudiating, or sacrificing something, as a right, title, person, or ambition.
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requisition
the act of requiring or demanding; a demand made (for supplies)
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reverberation
a reechoed sound; the fact of being reverberated or reflected.
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voracity
the condition or quality of being voracious - eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
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