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8036540260usurpto seize or exercise authority or possession wrongfully0
8036540261martialwarlike, relating to army or military life1
8036540262bodeforetell2
8036540263mettlevigor and strength of spirit, stamina, courage3
8036540264resolutebold, steady, marked by firm determination4
8036540265portentouseliciting amazement or wonder, prodigious or ominous5
8036540266auspiciousaffording a favorable appearance6
8036540267impotentlacking in power, strength, or vigor7
8036540268impiousnot showing respect or reverence8
8036540269waxincrease in size9
8036540270besmirchstain, soil, tarnish10
8036540271credencebelief or acceptance of something being true or real11
8036540272charycautious12
8036540273calumniousslanderous13
8036540274dallianceto waste time14
8036540275censureopinion, judgment15
8036540276importuneto press or urge with troublesome persistence, beg16
8036540277beguileto trick or deceive17
8036540278traducecondemned, to expose to shame or blame by misinterpretation or falsehood18
8036540279pithcentral part, core19
8036540280ponderousmassive or of great size20
8036540281satesatisfy, gorge21
8036540282perniciouscausing insidious harm or ruin, wicked22
8036540283anticstrange behavior, clownish extravagance, absurdity23
8036540284wanton/wantonnesshard to control, undisciplined, unruly24
8036540285incontinentlacking self-control25
8036540286sullyto make soiled or tarnished26
8036540287quintessenceessence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form27
8036540288mincechop up28
8036540289clamorloud uproar29
8036540290epitaphpoem to praise deceased30
8036540291lecherousinordinate indulgence of sexual activity31
8036540292malefactioncrime, offense32
8036540293*****rdmiser, stingy33
8036540294affrontappear directly before34
8036540295consummationachievement, completion35
8036540296contumelyharsh treatment of language arising from haughtiness or contempt36
8036540297bodkindagger37
8036540298quietusfinal settlement, removal from activity38
8036540299orisonsprayers39
8036540300relishto take pleasure in40
8036540301calumnyfalse statement designed to stain the reputation of someone41
8036540302melancholygloomy state of mind42
8036540303temperancemoderation or self-restraint in action, self-control43
8036540304commeddledevenly mixd together44
8036540305extantexistent45
8036540306choler/cholericanger46
8036540307humorstate of feeling, bodily "humors," fluid or juice of animal or plant, specifically one of the 4 fluids entering into the constitution of the body, and determine a person's health and temmperament in the balances47
8036540308wealprosperity, happiness, well-being48
8036540309rankabsolute, rigorous, indecent49
8036540310apoplexya sudden loss of bodily function50
8036540311cozento deceive, cheat51
8036540312ardorgreat warmth, fervor, passion52
8036540313incorporealunsubstantial, characteristic of nonmaterial beings53
8036540314scourgeto punish, a "whip"54
8036540315providenceprudent55
8036540316cravencowardly, lacking courage56
8036540317scrupulous/unscrupulousbe principles, ethical consideration or principle that inhibits action57
8036540318conjectureguess, infer, conclusion deduced by guesswork58
8036540319superfluousunnecessary, excessive59
8036540320abatements/abatereductions/to reduce60
8036540321remissnegligent, languid61

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