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107756881frugalmiserly
107756882feignpretend
107756883obstinatestubborn
107756884tacitquiet
107756885metafictionstories within stories
107756886incipitthe beginning
107756887polysemicmany meanings
107756888staidconsistent
107756889overtopen
107756890stoicunmoved
107756891anachronismout of its time place
107756892monikera nickname
107756893prudencewith care
107756894pragmaticpractical
107756895auspiciousfavorable
107756896cowercrouch down in fear
107756897malaisesense of discomfort
107756898meritoriousworthy of reward
107756899cogentpersuasive
107756900copiousa lot
107756901epitomean example of a class or type
107756902pedestrianordinary
107756903mundaneordinary
107756904banalordinary
107756905lascivioussexual
107756906ennuibored
107756907furtivesecretive
107756908enigmaa puzzle
107756909hirsutehairy
107756910magnamiousgenerous
107756911prosaicplain
107756912colludecollaborate to decieve
107756913nonchalentstoic
107756914cahootsperil
107756915ubiquitouswidespread
107756916implysay through hinting at
107756917inferdeduce
107756918allegorymetaphorical story
107756919polemicevokes debate
107756920xenophobiafear for foreign things
107756921verbosewordy
107756922coerceforefully persuaded/dominated
107756923forlornhopeless/dreary/sad
107756924colloquialeveryday language
107756925onusresponsibility
107756926dinnoise
107756927denoteliteral definition/synonym
107756928connotationdeeper meaning/associations
107756929insolentdisrespectful
107756930indolentlazy
107756931hackneyedoverused/cliché
107756932triteoverused/cliché
107756933neologismnot in sequence (non-sequitor)
107756934laconicbeing very concise
107756935avaricegreed
107756936affablefriendly
107756937amiablefriendly
107756938amicablefriendly
107756939culpableguilty/blameworth
107756940epigrapha leading thing (poem, quote etc) into a written piece
107756941visceralgutteral/nearly instinctual
107756942antithesisopposite
107756943salientmost important or prominent
107756944alturismgenerous
107756945V5
107756946L50
107756947C100
107756948D500
107756949c100
107756950clandestinesecretive
107756951vigilanteperson who takes the law into their own hands
107756952Vexannoying
107756953pontificateto speak in a pompous manner
107756954ardorpassion/intensity
107756955arduouslaborious;difficult
107756956auguryan indication
107756957paradoxself-contradictory orabsurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
107756958dinloud, pleasant, prolongned noise/instilled in someone thru repition
107756959abhorrentinspiritng disgust and loathing
107756960vicariouslyexperienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person
107756961adagesayings
107756962aphorismsayings
107756963maximsayings
107756964virtusoperson highly skilled in music or another art
107756965spartanaustere, harsh, bare, bleak
107756966harbingera person or thing that announces/signals the approach of another
107756967ephermerallasting for a very short time/temporary
107756968adacritythe willingness to take bold risks
107756969abhorregard with disgust/hatred
107756970teneta principle or belief held as true by a person or group
107756971aquitfree someone from a crimnal charge by a verdict of not guilty
107756972reclusea hermit, person who lives a solitary life and avoids others
107756973exonerateabsolve someone from blame for a fault or wrongdoing
107756974accuruereceived by someone in regular or increasing amounts of time
107756975flaypeel the skin (a corpse or carcass)
107756976prodigousimpressive or abnormal
107756977hamartiaa fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero
107756978hubrisexcessive pride (check in Greek Tragedy for further context)
107756979expositioncomprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory
107756980enmitybeing actively opposed or hostile to someone or something
107756981caesuraa break between words/stanzas/etc
107756982epithetan adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a characteristic of a person
107756983impious/piousdevotion to religion
107756984expiatemake amends or reparation for guilt or sin
107756985pathosevoke pity or sadness
107756986sycophanta servile flatterer, to act inferior to gain advantage
107756987deus ex machinaunexpected power or event; a holy intervention
107756988misanthropicsomeone who does not like people
107756989diademtiara
107756990reticentnot revealting one's thoughts or feelings readily
107756991burgeoningbegin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish
107756992zealousgreat energy or enthusiasm ; avid; eager
107756993headonismself indulgence, seek pleasure above all else
107756994vacillatealternate or waver between different opinions
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