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33397393demeanormanner; way in which a person conducts themselves0
33397394venerableworthy of reverence or respect1
33397395ignominydishonor; infamy; disgraceful conduct2
33397396inauspiciousunfortunate; ill-omened3
33397397improprietysomething improper, incorrect; not appropriate4
33397398abatelessen; reduce in amount or degree5
33397399irksannoys6
33397400infamyevil fame or reputation7
33397401uncongenialnot suitable; not agreeable8
33397402inevitableunavoidable9
33397403ingenuityinventive skill or imagination; cleverness10
33397404inscrutablenot able to be understood; mysterious11
33397405imbuedsaturated; permeated12
33397406inexplicablenot possible to explain13
33397407impelledcompelled; urged to action by moral pressure14
33397408albeitalthough15
33397409importunatestubbornly persistent in a request or demand16
33397410entreatiespleas; petitions; requests17
33397411enumeratedlisted18
33397412sagaciouswise19
33397413warycautious20
33397414inimicalnot conducive; harmful; adverse21
33397415availmake use of; benefit22
33397416unamiablenot good natured; not agreeable23
33397417iniquitysin; wickedness24
33397418pallcovering that darkens or obscures25
33397419imputeto attribute26
33397420abaselowered in rank; humbled; humiliated27
33397421benignof a kind disposition; gentle or mild28
33397422insurmountablenot capable of being climbed or overcome29
33397423obviatedanticipated and disposed of effectively30
33397424errmake a mistake31
33397425usurpingtaking over32
33397426imploreto entreat; plead; beg33
33397427impalpablenot able to be touched34
33397428incongruitynot matching35
33397429acridharsh; caustic; bitter36
33397430epochmilestone; particular point in time37
33397431inuredto have become used to something undesirable38
33397432interveningcoming in between so as to hinder or modify39
33397433mollifiedcalmed; pacify40
33397434potentatemonarch; one who holds power or position over others41
33397435requiterepay42
33397436quaffto drink heartily43
33397437mienone's bearing or manner; appearance44
33397438piousdevout; religious45
33397439orba compass of endeavor, influence or activity; sphere46
33397440unrelentingnot diminishing in speed, intensity or effort47
33397441intrusivenesscoming in rudely or inappropriately; enter uninvited48
33397442pathosa quality in something that arouses feelings of pity, sorrow, or sympathy49
33397443amidsurrounded by; in the middle of50
33397444imperceptiblenot capable of being discerned by the senses or mind51
33397445woedeep sorrow; grief; misfortune52

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