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3660157229Modicuma small quantity of a particular thing, especially something considered desirable or valuable.0
3660157230Vestigea trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists.1
3660157231Wanta lack or deficiency of something2
3660157232Countenance1.)a person's face or facial expression 2.)admit as acceptable or possible3
3660157233Understatementthe presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.4
3660157234Synecdochea figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa5
3660157235Forebodingfearful apprehension; a feeling that something bad will happen.6
3660157236Idyllic(especially of a time or place) like an idyll; extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque7
3660157237Brevityconcise and exact use of words in writing or speech.8
3660157238Ambivalencethe state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.9
3660157239Scantysmall or insufficient in quantity or amount10
3660157240Atomiesa skeleton or emaciated body11
3660329741Farthinga former monetary unit and coin of the UK, withdrawn in 1961, equal to a quarter of an old penny. Lease possible amount.12
3660329742PorringerA low dish or cup with a handle from which soup or porridge is eaten13
3660329743Abject1.)extremely bad, unpleasant, and degrading 2.)completely without pride or dignity; self-abasing.14
3660329744Disparateessentially different in kind; not allowing comparison.15
3660329745Elusivedifficult to find, catch, or achieve16
3660329746Trivializemake (something) seem less important, significant, or complex than it really is17
3660329747Meager(of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality.18
3660329748Stoica person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining.19
3660329749Advocacypublic support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy20
3660329750Exhortationan address or communication emphatically urging someone to do something.21
3660329751Repose1.)a state of rest, sleep, or tranquility 2.)be lying, situated, or kept in a particular place.22
3660329752Pinnaclea high, pointed piece of rock.23
3660329753Behooveit is a duty or responsibility for someone to do something; it is incumbent on24
3660329754Aloofnot friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.25
3660329755FatalisticThe belief that what will happen has already been decided and can not be changed26
3660329756CynicalImplies having a sneering disbelief in sincerity or integrity27
3660773560Sinistergiving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen.28
3660773561Surrealisma 20th-century avant-garde movement in art and literature that sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind, for example by the irrational juxtaposition of images.29
3660773562Mock heroic(of a literary work or its style) imitating the style of heroic literature in order to satirize an unheroic subject.30
3660773563Anticlimaxa disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events.31
3660773564Dramatic ironya literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character's words or actions are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character.32
3660773565Allegorya story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.33
3660773566Antithesisa person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else34
3660773567Clamorous1.)making a loud and confused noise 2.)expressing or characterized by vehement protests or demands35
3660773568Lustroushaving luster; shining36
3660773569Impishinclined to do slightly naughty things for fun; mischievous.37
3660773570Menacea person or thing that is likely to cause harm; a threat or danger38
3660773571Juxtaposeplace or deal with close together for contrasting effect.39
3660773572Demeaningcausing someone to lose their dignity and the respect of others.40
3660773573Outmodedold-fashioned.41
3660773574Obsoleteno longer produced or used; out of date.42
3660773575Serendipitousoccurring or discovered by chance in a happy or beneficial way.43
3660773576Epiphanythe manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi44
3660773577Elegiaceither generally to compositions that are like elegies or specifically to Greek and Latin poetry composed in elegiac couplets, in which a line of dactylic hexameter is followed by a line of dactylic pentameter.45
3660773578Whimsicalplayfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way46
3660773579Harrowan implement consisting of a heavy frame set with teeth or tines that is dragged over plowed land to break up clods, remove weeds, and cover seed.47
3660773580Channelingdirect toward a particular end or object.48
3660773581Gradationa scale or a series of successive changes, stages, or degrees.49
3660773582Gaietythe state or quality of being lighthearted or cheerful.50
3660773583GleanerThe Gleaner Company Ltd is a newspaper publishing enterprise in Jamaica. Established in 1834 by Joshua and Jacob De Cordova, the company's primary product is The Gleaner, a morning broadsheet published six days each week51
3660773584Adjoining(of a building, room, or piece of land) next to or joined with.52
3660773585Hamleta small settlement, generally one smaller than a village.53
3660773586Burnishedenhance or perfect (something such as a reputation or a skill).54
3660773587Pensionera person who receives a pension.55
3660773588Alight(of a bird) descend from the air and settle.56
3660773589Industriousdiligent and hard-working57
3660773590Disparageregard or represent as being of little worth.58
3660773591Antiquatedold-fashioned or outdated.59
3660773592Futilitypointlessness or uselessness60

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