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5870817530inequityinjustice0
5870819579convolutedintricate1
5870819580supercilioushaughty; snobbish2
5870821569punditcritic or learned man3
5870823966dionysianone with nature4
5870823967apolloniancontrolling nature5
5870825678allegoryextended metaphor6
5870827512euriditionbookish learning7
5870829307delineateverb to describe with detail8
5870831331non-sequitardoesn't follow9
5870832855aestheticsphilosophy dealing with beauty10
5870835554efficacyeffectiveness11
5870837091foibleflaw12
5870837092histrionicoverly dramatic13
5870838168bellicoseinclined to quarrel14
5870839997exacerbateto irritate or make worse15
5870839998analogycomparison to show similarity16
5870842366mitigateto make milder17
5870845587languishto lose or lack vitality18
5870850673austereseverely simple19
5870852165taciturntight-lipped20
5870853834loquacioustalkative21
5870856401naiveteirony resulting from innocence22
5870857729banalcommonplace; lacking originality23
5870859250excoriateharshly criticize24
5870860842reticencedisposition to silence25
5870862902anaphorarepetition of a group of words at the beginning of successive clauses26
5870871424mellifluouspleasing27
5870873313querulouscomplaining28
5870874894ignobleof low position or reputation29
5870876824hubrisexcessive pride; arrogance30
5870878132hegirahero's journey to escape31
5870881144vitriolichostile; caustic32
5870890598motifdominant or recurring theme33
5870892462incendiarytending to stir up strife34
5870894057arcanemysteriously secret35
5870894058mundanedull or routine36
5870895644cavalieroff-hand; casual37
5870897580euphemismmilder expression for something harsh or rude38
5870900946anomalyirregularity39
5870905506pallidpale40
5870905507culpabledeserve blame; guilty41
5870907524paradoxstatement that seems contradictory but then proves true42
5870910598augmentto increase43
5870915893daughtybrave44
5870915894vignetteshort character description45
5870917976impugnto oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity46
5870920493syllogismconclusion drawn from two propositions47
5870922529alacritycheerful readiness48
5870923704insidioussly; sneaky49
5870925118surlysullen50
5870925119decrepitweakened by age or infirmity51
5870928349satiremaking fun of something to effect a change52
5870930374sinecureposition requiring little but offering prestige and power53
5870933188palpablethat can be touched or felt54
5870935240prosaicfactual-like; practical55
5870940752befuddleto confuse or make drunk56
5870940753odiousextremely unpleasant; revolting57
5870945842malodorousbad smell58
5870947671colloquialfamiliar language59
5870949457didacticdesigned to teach60
5870954951obliqueindirect; vague61
5901565608disdainfullack of respect62
5901567329avant guardenew63
5901567330forlornmiserable64
5901569094spuriousfalse or fake65
5901571432ephemerallasting a short time66
5901571433prodigiousamazing, vast67
5901574032ingenuitycleverness, inventiveness68
6067597028derogatoryinsulting69
6067598786subjugateto subdue or vanquish70
6067601170pejorativebelittling71
6067601171onerousburdensome72
6067603337transcientof short duration73
6067605119disdainscorn, contempt74
6067607347ambiguousunclear75
6067609712ferventimpassioned76
6067609713toutto praise loudly77
6067614134compunctionanxiety resulting from the awareness of guilt78

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