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acolyte
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a servile attendant; helper
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adamant
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insist; unwavering
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approbation
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official approval; commendation
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ascribe
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to attribute to or refer to
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austere
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rigorous; difficult; severe; forbidding
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bastion
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a fortress or stronghold
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boorish
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ill-mannered; unrefined; rude
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bumptious
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overly self-assertive
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burgeon
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to begin to grow or develop, especially suddenly; bloom; sprout; thrive
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cajole
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to persuade by flattery or by promise; entice; taunt
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cant
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any special language used by a particular group, class, or profession; slang; jargon
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chauvinism
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unreasonable devotion to one's race, country, or sex
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chimerical
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imaginary; wildly fanciful; unreal; impossible
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coquettish
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alluring; enticing; coy
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corpulence
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excessive fatness; obesity
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deign
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to condescend; to deem another worthy or fit in accordance with one's own sense of self-worth, stature, or dignity; to grant or allow
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deleterious
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harmful or injurious to physical or mental health
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desultory
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lacking order or consistency; ramblling; disjointed; passing randomly from one thing to another
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diffidence
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lack of self confidence or faith in one's own ability; timidity or shyness
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dint
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force; power
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discursive
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rambling from subject to subject; digressive
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dupe
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a person who is easily fooled
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ebullient
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overflowing (bubbling over) with excitement, enthusiasm, or fervor
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elysian
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blissful; heavenly; delightful
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emendation
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improvement or correction of errors
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engender
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to bring about, cause, or produce
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ennui
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a feeling of discontent or weariness; boredom
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fastidious
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difficult to please; finicky
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fodder
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course food, especially for livestock
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fulminate
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to explod or erupt violently; to condemn vehemently
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deign
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to condescend; to deem another worthy or fit in accordance with one's own sense of self-worth, stature, or dignity; to grant or allow
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deleterious
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harmful or injurious to physical or mental health
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desultory
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lacking order or consistency; ramblling; disjointed; passing randomly from one thing to another
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diffidence
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lack of self confidence or faith in one's own ability; timidity or shyness
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dint
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force; power
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discursive
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rambling from subject to subject; digressive
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dupe
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a person who is easily fooled
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ebullient
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overflowing (bubbling over) with excitement, enthusiasm, or fervor
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elysian
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blissful; heavenly; delightful
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emendation
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improvement or correction of errors
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engender
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to bring about, cause, or produce
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ennui
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a feeling of discontent or weariness; boredom
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fastidious
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difficult to please; finicky
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fodder
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course food, especially for livestock
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fulminate
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to explod or erupt violently; to condemn vehemently
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