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5751084468avocation(n.) an activity pursued for pleasure; a hobby.0
5751084469capricious(adj.) changing suddenly; fickle1
5751084470disparity(n.) an inequality; a gap; an imbalance2
5751084471efficacy(n.) capacity or power to produce a desired effect3
5751084472epistle(n.) a letter or literary composition in letter form4
5751084473hospice1)(n.) a home providing care for the sick or terminally ill. 2) (n.) a lodging for travellers, especially one run by a religious order5
5751084474impetus(n.) a moving force; impulse; stimulus6
5751084475moribund(adj.) approaching death; about to become obsolete7
5751084476reticent(adj.) silent; reserved8
5751084477vacillate(v.) to swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another; to waver weakly in mind or will9
5751084478conform(v.) adjusting one's behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard10
5751084479trepidation(n.) fear, nervous apprehension11
5751084480malfeasance(n.) misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official12
5751084481portent(adj.) ominous13
5751084482agglomerationa process involving the clustering or concentrating of people or activities.14
5751084483atrophy(n.) the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure; (v.) to waste away15
5751084484squalid(adj.) filthy, wretched, debased16

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