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impudence
the trait of being rude and impertinent
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half-caste
half white/ half aborigine
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pestilential
likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease
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invariably
always; without changing
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pestiferous
causing irritation or annoyance
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inscrutable
difficult to understand
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begrimed
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
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interminable
tiresomely long
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languidly
Lacking energy or vitality; weakly
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tumultous
noisy and disorderly
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sustenence
the support of life or health
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hullabaloo
disturbance usually in protest
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farcical
absurd; ridiculously clumsy
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chaff
material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
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scruple
an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
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bereavement
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
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expound
to explain in detail
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hummock
a small natural hill
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teak-wood
hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees
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evanescent
vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy
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fusillade
rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
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abject
most unfortunate or miserable
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helmsman
the person who steers a ship
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lustre
a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain
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impalpable
incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch
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prodigous
gigantic, tremendous, astounding, extrodinary in size
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altruistic
unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others
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postscriptum
a note, paragraph, etc. added below the signature in a letter or at the end of a book, speech, etc. as an afterthought or to give supplementary information
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peroration
(rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration
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august
profoundly honored
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promptitude
promptness, or the quality of acting quickly or without delay
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interspersed
to scatter here and there or place at intervals among other things
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holland
coarse plain-woven cotton or linen
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countenance
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
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vivaciously
lively; done vibrantly
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exaltation
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
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