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30944183dichotemya division into two mutually exclusive, opposed, or contradictory groups.
30944184ascetica person who leads an austere, simple life. abstains from unnecessary pleasures of life.
30944185aestheticpertaining to sense of the beautiful or to science of aesthetics. visually pleasing.
30944186beguilecharm or divert.
30944187crasswithout refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid.
30944188defraybear or pay all or part of.
30944189visceralcharacterized by or proceeding from instinct rather than intellect.
30944190enjoinprescribe with authority or emphasis.
30944191interlopersomeone who trespasses, an intruder, an uninvited person.
30944192vicariousfelt or enjoyed through imagined participation in the experience of others.
31401849admonishto advise another against something to be avoided; caution; warn; or to scold.
31401850sepulchralof or relating to a burial vault or a receptacle for sacred relics; suggestive of grave, gloomy, tomb-like.
31401851assuagetake away; to make less intense or severe.
31401852licentioussexually unrestrained or promiscuous, having no regard for accepted rules of behavior.
31401853musesource of inspiration, a spirit; to think or reflect on something.
31401854pecuniaryof or relating to money.
31401855plighta situation, especially a bad or unfortunate one.
31401856presumptuousbold and insolent, going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward.
31401857subversiveintended or serving to subvert, especially intended to overthrow or undermine an established government.
31401858vacuouslacking intelligence; stupid; devoid of substance or meaning.
31401859garrulouspointlessly or annoyingly talkative.
31401860abidenceadherence, compliance; to abide by the rules.
31401861microscopictoo small to be seen by the naked eye.
31994092acerbicbiting, bitter tone or taste.
31994093acrimonybitterness, discord.
31994094brusqueshort, abrupt, dismissive.
31994095cacophonytremendous noise, disharmonious sound.
31994096capricioussubject to whim, fickle.
31994097bucolicrelating to idyllic pastoral country life.
31994098eschewto shun, avoid.
31994099evanescentfleeting, momentary.
31994100fallaciousincorrect, misleading.
31994101fastidiousmeticulous, demanding, having high and often unattainable standards.
31994102anachronismwhen something is chronologically out of place.
31994103statuesquehaving the grace or poise of a statue.
32483769inherentlyestablished as an essential part of something.
32483770insidiouscorrupting, artful, cunning, wily, subtle, crafty.
32483771inextricablyincapable of being disentangled, undone, loosed, or solved.
32483772obsequiousobedient; dutiful.
32483773multifariousnumerous and varied; greatly diverse or manifold.
32483774ambiguousopen to or having several possible meanings or interpretations.
32483775imminentlikely to occur at any moment; impending
32484795eminentprominent; projecting; protruding.
32484796conflatedto fuse into one entity; merge.
32484797diametricin direct opposition; being at opposite extremes; complete.
32484798waifa stray item or article.
34155767disparityinequality or difference in some respect
34155768inexorablenot capable of being swayed or diverted from a course
34155769ineffableinexpressible
34155770vacillateto swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another
34155771akin tolike
34155772piqueto arouse or excite
34155773whetsharpen; stimulate
34155774mellifluoushaving a rich, smoothly flowing sound
34155775mysogynydislike of women
34155776sycophantica person who flatters influential people to further themself
34155777impetusmoving force; momentum; force of a moving body; incentive; stimulus; impulse
34155778moribundclose to death; in a dying state
34155779reticentquiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
34155780insipidlacking interest or flavor
34155781nefariousextreme wickedness
34155782ennuiweariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom
34155783torridvery hot, scorching; passionate, ardent
34155784blasebored in life, unimpressed
34155785cajoleto coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises
34155786specificitythe quality or state of being specific
34155787infusedto introduce, as if by pouring; cause to penetrate; to fill with emotion or feelings
34155788suppliantpetitioner
34155789magnum opusa great work; the chief work of a writer or artist
34155790synecdochea figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special
34155791metonymya figure of speech in which the name of an object or concept is replaced with a word closely related to or suggested by the original
34155792fissurea narrow opening produced by cleavage or separation of parts

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