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abridge
to shorten, to diminish
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alacrity
prompt and cheerful response
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antipathy
a dislike, distaste, or enmity
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augment
to make greater or to supplement
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bombastic
using inflated language, pompous
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decry
to speak against, to rail against, to disparage
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ecletic
coming from a variety of diverse sources
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enhance
to make better, to improve
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euphonious
pleasant or agreeable (sound); dulcet
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fervid
ardent, burning, impassioned
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impecunious
without money
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ingratiate
to make an effort to gain good favor with someone
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luxuriant
abundant in growth, very fertile
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paltry
trifling; petty; worthless
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pedantry
act of showing off learnign in a manner that is needless and unimaginative
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prclude
to make impossible
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promontory
land or rock projecting into a body of water
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raze
to completely destroy
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secular
nonreligious, worldly
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static (adj.)
having no motion, showing little change
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tact
a keen sense for what is appropriate of tasteful in delicate situations
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torpid
sluggish, inactive, dull
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vindicated
cleared of accusations or charges
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vindictive
revengeful, spiteful
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