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abortive
(adj) failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
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agnostic
(n) one who holds the belief that neither the existence nor the nature of God, nor the origin of the universe is known or knowable
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bovine
(adj) pertaining to an ox, cow, or other cattle; sluggish; dull
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captious
(adj) faultfinding, caviling
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dipsomaniac
(n) a person with an insatiable craving for alcohol
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disposition
(n) nature; tendency
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elucidate
(v) to make clear
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hyperbole
(n) extravagant exaggeration
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inexorable
(adj) not to be persuaded or moved by demands; relentless; inflexible
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limpid
(adj) transparent; pellucid; clear
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misogyny
(n) hatred of women (opposite of philogyny)
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misandry
(n) hatred of men
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punctilious
(adj) attentive to the finer points of etiquette; precise; scrupulous
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sepulchral
(adj) pertaining to burial, the grave, or monuments to the dead; gloomy
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venomous
(adj) secreting venom; malicious; malignant; spiteful
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acrid
(adj) sharp and harsh to the taste; bitterly irritating to the feelings
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bathos
(n) false sentimentality
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cadence
(n) flow or rhythm, measure of beat, as in music or poetry
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culpable
(adj) deserving ensure or blame; faulty
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depredate
(v) to plunder, ravage, or prey upon
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effete
(adj) spent, worn out; barren, characterized by self-indulgence
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evanescent
(adj) gradually disappearing; fleeting
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fulminate
(v) attack verbally; explode violently; denounce or censure
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lampoon
(v) subject to ridicule or satire
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misericord
(n) relaxation or rules, as in a monastery; a bracket to lean against; a dagger
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ostracize
(v) to exile, banish, or exclude; bar from common privilege, favor, etc.; as social ostracism
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paragon
(n) a model of perfection
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rancor
(n) bitter resentment; deep spite or malice
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sequester
(v) to hide or keep away from others; to withdraw into seclusion
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torpid
(adj) deprived by the power of motion or feeling; numb; apathetic
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