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14295816752innumerabletoo many to be counted (often used hyperbolically)0
14295819215scrawny(of a person or animal) unattractively thin and bony1
14295820129grippeold-fashioned term for influenza2
14295821026chiffoniersimilar to a sideboard, a type of furniture with drawers that serves as a receptacle for odds and ends3
14295821778foilsa light slender flexible sword tipped by a button4
14295822377sadista person who derives pleasure, especially sexual gratification, from inflicting pain or humiliation on others5
14295822904falsettoartificially high; above the normal voice range6
14295827762exhibitionista person who behaves in an extravagant way in order to attract attention7
14295828320qualmsuneasiness about the fitness of an action8
14295829176unscrupulouswithout principles9
14295831806hound's tootha pattern of broken or jagged checks, used on a variety of fabrics10
14295832329goreblood that has been shed, especially as a result of violence11
14295834416tiffa petty quarrel12
14295835147pacifistsomeone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes13
14295835761Gladstonestype of luggage14
14295837254lavishvery generous15
14295838511conscientiouscharacterized by extreme care and great effort16
14295839534rostruma platform raised above the surrounding level17
14295840212incognitowith your identity concealed18
14295840759perverta person whose sexual behavior is regarded as abnormal or unacceptable19
14295841499psychica person sensitive to things beyond natural perception20
14295845355putridmorally corrupt or evil21
14295846141verificationadditional proof that something that was believed is correct22
14295846856immateriallacking importance; not mattering one way or another23
14295847621suavehaving a sophisticated charm24
14295848386sterlinghighest in quality25
14295849116crockeddrunk26
14295849766chateaua large French country house or castle, often giving its name to wine made in its neighborhood27
14295850271nonchalantmarked by casual unconcern or indifference28
14295851519clavichorda small, rectangular keyboard instrument producing a soft sound by means of metal blades attached to the ends of key levers that gently press the strings, popular from the early 15th to early 19th centuries29
14295852933bourgeoisof or characteristic of the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes30
14295853747cliquesa small group of people, with shared interests or other features in common, who spend time together and do not readily allow others to join them31
14295854430blaseunimpressed or indifferent to something because one has experienced or seen it so often before32
14295855242sacrilegioushaving or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object33
14295856294atheisma lack of belief or a strong disbelief in the existence of a god or any gods34
14295857274seductivehaving alluring or tempting qualities35
14295858801inanelacking significance, meaning, or point36
14295859352foyeran anteroom or lobby especially of a theater; an entrance hallway37
14295860093ostracizeexpel from a community or group38
14295863008digressleave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing39
14295864044spontaneousperformed or occurring as a result of a sudden inner impulse or inclination and without premeditation or external stimulus40
14295864537pedagoguea teacher, especially a strict or pedantic one41
14295865418provocativecausing annoyance, anger, or another strong reaction, especially deliberately42
14295866125harrowingacutely distressing43
14295866670reciprocalgiven, felt, or done in return44
14295867364infinitelyto a very great degree, immensely45
14295869807scraggyvery thin and not looking healthy46

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