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attenuate
to become thin, to lessen amount
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behemoth
something or someone of enormous size or power
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impinge
to go beyond desirable or established limits, to come into contact with
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oxymoron
a combination of words that is contradictory
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postulate
to assume as a fact based on the best valuable evidence
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prevail
to prove superior in power, to remain in effect
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salubrious
beneficial to health
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succulent
fresh and juicy
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tundra
flat, treeless plains of the arctic regions
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unequivocal
leaving no room for misunderstanding
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vicissitudes
changes of fortune
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animadversion
a hostile comment
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antithetical
being in direct and outspoken opposition
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craven
utterly lacking courage
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impugn
to attack as false
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introspective
inclined to look inward and examine one's thoughts or feelings
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metier
work for which one is particularly suited
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penurious
marked by extreme poverty, stingy
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privation
a lack of comfort
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throes
conditions of painful or difficult change
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