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4018228722abeyancestate of being temporarily inactive, suspended, or set aside0
4018230704ambivalenthaving opposite and conflicting feelings about someone or something1
4018245381beleaguerto set upon from all sides; to surround with an army; to trouble, harass2
4018246996carte blanchefull freedom or authority to act at one's own discretion3
4018248659cataclysma sudden, violent, or devastating upheaval; a surging flood, deluge4
4018252104debauchto corrupt morally, seduce; to indulge in dissipation; an act or occasion of dissipation or vice5
4018254886éclatdazzling or conspicuous success or acclaim; great brilliance (of performance or achievement)6
4018261847fastidiousoverly demanding or hard to please; excessively careful in regard to details; easily disgusted7
4018264649gambolto jump or skip about playfully8
4018266878imbueto soak or stain thoroughly; to fill the mind9
4018268806inchoatejust beginning; not fully shaped or formed10
4018270530lampoona malicious satire; to satirize, ridicule11
4018271784malleablecapable of being formed into different shapes; capable of being altered, adapted, or influenced12
4018275698nemesisan agent or force inflicting vengeance or punishment; retribution itself; an unbeatable rival13
4018278738optto make a choice or decision14
4018278739philistinelacking in, hostile to, or smugly indifferent to cultural and artistic values or refinements; such a person15
4018282045picaresqueinvolving or characteristic of clever rogues or adventurers16
4018283922queasynauseated or uneasy; causing nausea or uneasiness; troubled17
4018286329refractorystubborn; hard or difficult to manage; not responsive to treatment or cure18
4018287865savoir-fairethe ability to say and do the right thing in any situation; social competence19
4018294355aberrationa departure from what is proper, right, expected, or normal; a lapse from a sound mental state20
4018297857ad hocfor this specific purpose; improvised; with respect to this21
4018300093banethe source or cause of fatal injury, death, destruction, or ruin; death or ruin itself; poison22
4018301852bathosthe intrusion of commonplace or trite material into a context whose tone is lofty or elevated; grossly insincere or exaggerated sentimentality; the lowest phase, nadir; an anticlimax, comedown23
4018308120cantankerousill-tempered,quarrelsome; difficult to get along or deal with24
4018311466casuistrythe determination of right and wrong in questions of conduct or conscience by the application of general ethical principles; specious argument25
4018315018de factoactually existing or in effect, although not legally required or sanctioned; in reality, actually26
4018318855depredationthe act of preying upon or plundering27
4018318856empathya sympathetic understanding of or identification with the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of someone or something else28
4018322233harbingera forerunner, herald; to herald the approach of29
4018324358hedonismthe belief that the attainment of pleasure is life's chief aim; devotion to or pursuit of pleasure30
4018329462lacklusterlacking brilliance or vitality; dull31
4018329495malcontentdiscontented with or in open defiance of prevailing conditions; such a person32
4018332586mellifluousflowing sweetly or smoothly; honeyed33
4018334915nepotismundue favoritism to or excessive patronage of one's relatives34
4018336386panderto cater to or provide satisfaction for the low tastes or vices to others; a person who does this35
4018339291peccadilloa minor sin or offense; a trifling fault or shortcoming36
4018344276pièce de résistancethe principal dish of a meal; the principal event, incident or item; an outstanding accomplishment37
4018349730remandto send or order back; in law, to send back to jail or to a lower court38
4018351771syndromea group of symptoms or signs that collectively characterize or indicate a disease, disorder, abnormality, etc.39
4018356941beatitudea state of perfect happiness or blessedness; a blessing40
4018358583bête noiresomeone or something that one especially dislikes, dreads, or avoids41
4018362289bodeto be an omen of; to indicate by signs42
4018362290dankunpleasantly damp or wet43
4018364408ecumenicalworldwide or universal in influence or application44
4018365683fervidburning with enthusiasm or zeal; extremely heated45
4018367172fetidhaving an unpleasant or offensive odor46
4018368522gargantuanof immense size, volume, or capacity; enormous, prodigious47
4018370413heydaythe period of greatest power, vigor, success, or influence; the prime years48
4018371829incubusa demon or evil spirit supposed to haunt human beings in their bedrooms at night; anything that oppresses or weighs upon one, like a nightmare49
4018374464infrastructurea basic foundation or framework; a system of public works; the resources and facilities required for an activity; permanent military installations50
4018377967inveigleto entice, lure, or snare by flattery or artful inducements; to obtain or acquire by artifice51
4018381172kudosthe acclaim, prestige, or renown that comes as a result of some action or achievement52
4018385254lagniappean extra or unexpected gift or gratuity53
4018385255prolixlong-winded and wordy; tending to speak or write such a way54
4018387521protégésomeone whose welfare, training or career is under the patronage of an influential person; someone under the jurisdiction of a foreign country or government55
4018395162prototypean original pattern or model; a primitive or ancestral form56
4018396530sycophantsomeone who attempts to win favors or advance himself by flattery or servile behavior; a slanderer, defamer57
4018400011tautologyneedless repetition of an idea by using different but equivalent words; a redundancy58
4018402155truckleto yield or submit tamely or submissively59

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