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2250861620allocationallowance, portion, share0
2250861637asceticAbstinent or austere in lifestyle; a person who leads an austere and simple life without material pleasures, esp. someone who does this for religious reasons1
2250863233beguileTo deceive; to charm; to enchant2
2250864229crass(adj.) coarse, unfeeling; stupid3
2250864230defray(v.) to pay for4
2250866379dintForce; power5
2250866380enjoin(v.) to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit6
2250867885envoy(n.) a representative or messenger (as of a government)7
2250868920interloper(n.) one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder8
2250868938vicarious(adj.) performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another9
2250870913admonish(v.) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty10
2250870914akimbo(adj.) - with hands on hips and elbows extending outward11
2250873372lassitude(n.) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy12
2250876611licentious(adj.) displaying a lack of moral or legal restraints13
2250877358muse(v.) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder14
2250877359pecuniary(adj.) consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money15
2250879189plight(n.) a sorry condition or state; (v.) to pledge, promise solemnly16
2250879190presumptuous(adj) too bold or forward; going beyond that which is proper17
2250880353subversive(adj.) intended to undermine or overthrow; (n.) one who advocates or attempts to undermine a political system18
2250880354vacuousempty, void; lacking intelligence, purposeless19

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