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1 Sybarite (noun) a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses

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2 endear (verb) make attractive or lovable; "This behavior endeared her to me"

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3 quantity (noun) how much there is of something that you can quantify

(noun) an adequate or large amount; "he had a quantity of ammunition"

(noun) something that has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable

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4 wavelet (noun) a small wave on the surface of a liquid

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5 prepossession (noun) an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions"

(noun) the condition of being prepossessed; "the king's prepossession in my favor is very valuable"

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6 recitation (noun) systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect"

(noun) a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study

(noun) a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance; "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems"

(noun) written matter that is recited from memory

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7 feminine (noun) a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as female

(adjective) associated with women and not with men; "feminine intuition"

(adjective) befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman; "womanly virtues of gentleness and compassion"

(adjective) of grammatical gender

(adjective satellite) (music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable; "a feminine ending"

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8 fealty (noun) the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)

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9 discolor (verb) change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored"

(verb) cause to lose or change color; "The detergent discolored my shirts"

(verb) lose color or turn colorless; "The painting discolored"

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10 ambulate (verb) walk about; not be bedridden or incapable of walking

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11 tactics (noun) the branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy

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12 livelihood (noun) the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"

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13 antecedent (noun) the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun

(noun) a preceding occurrence or cause or event

(noun) someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

(noun) anything that precedes something similar in time; "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience"

(adjective) preceding in time or order

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14 taxidermy (noun) the art of mounting the skins of animals so that they have lifelike appearance

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15 courtesy (noun) a courteous or respectful or considerate act

(noun) a courteous manner

(noun) a courteous or respectful or considerate remark

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16 waif (noun) a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned; "street children beg or steal in order to survive"

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17 ceremonious (adjective satellite) rigidly formal or bound by convention; "their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt"

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18 preposterous (adjective satellite) completely devoid of wisdom or good sense; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a co

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19 decrepit (adjective satellite) lacking physical strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless"

(adjective satellite) worn and broken down by hard use; "a creaky shack"; "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood"; "a woebegone old shack"

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20 cynicism (noun) a cynical feeling of distrust

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21 peaceful (adjective satellite) (of groups) not violent or disorderly; "the right of peaceful assembly"

(adjective) not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war; "a peaceful nation"; "peaceful times"; "a far from peaceful Christmas"; "peaceful sleep"

(adjective satellite) peacefully resistant in response to injustice; "passive resistance"

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22 laudable (adjective satellite) worthy of high praise; "applaudable efforts to save the environment"; "a commendable sense of purpose"; "laudable motives of improving housing conditions"; "a significant and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence"

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23 poesy (noun) literature in metrical form

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24 confident (adjective satellite) not liable to error in judgment or action; "most surefooted of the statesmen who dealt with the depression"- Walter Lippman; "demonstrates a surefooted storytelling talent"- Michiko Kakutani

(adjective) having or marked by confidence or assurance; "a confident speaker"; "a confident reply"; "his manner is more confident these days"; "confident of fulfillment"

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25 regent (noun) someone who rules during the absence or incapacity or minority of the country's monarch

(noun) members of a governing board

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26 jugular (noun) a vital part that is vulnerable to attack; "he always goes for the jugular"

(noun) veins in the neck that return blood from the head

(adjective) relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat; "jugular vein"

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27 commotion (noun) the act of making a noisy disturbance

(noun) confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits"

(noun) a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"

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28 eccentricity (noun) strange and unconventional behavior

(noun) a circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path

(noun) (geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis; "a circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity"

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29 calculus (noun) the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions

(noun) a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body; "renal calculi can be very painful"

(noun) an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums

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30 oblique (noun) a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso

(noun) any grammatical case other than the nominative

(adjective satellite) indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading; "used devious means to achieve success"; "gave oblique answers to direct questions"; "oblique political maneuvers"

(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angular; "the oblique rays of the winter sun"; "acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles"; "the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its bas

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31 malevolence (noun) the quality of threatening evil

(noun) wishing evil to others

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32 insidious (adjective satellite) working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; "glaucoma is an insidious disease"; "a subtle poison"

(adjective satellite) intended to entrap

(adjective satellite) beguiling but harmful; "insidious pleasures"

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33 conformable (adjective satellite) in keeping; "salaries agreeable with current trends"; "plans conformable with your wishes"; "expressed views concordant with his background"

(adjective satellite) disposed or willing to comply; "someone amenable to persuasion"; "the spirit indeed is willing but the flesh is weak"- Matthew 26:41

(adjective satellite) quick to comply; "I have been to you a true and humble wife, at all times to your will conformable"-Shakespeare

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34 amateur (noun) someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime

(noun) does not play for pay

(adjective satellite) engaged in as a pastime; "an amateur painter"; "gained valuable experience in amateur theatricals"; "recreational golfers"; "reading matter that is both recreational and mentally stimulating"; "unpaid extras in the documentary"

(adjective satellite) lacking professional skill or expertise; "a very amateurish job"; "inexpert but conscientious efforts"; "an unskilled painting"

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35 gynecology (noun) the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women

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36 physiology (noun) processes and functions of an organism

(noun) the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms

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37 faulty (adjective satellite) characterized by errors; "he submitted a faulty report"

(adjective satellite) having a defect; "I returned the appliance because it was defective"

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38 regale (verb) provide with choice or abundant food or drink; "Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating"; "She treated her houseguests with good food every night"

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39 elocution (noun) an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture

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40 magnanimous (adjective satellite) generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies"

(adjective satellite) noble and generous in spirit; "a greathearted general"; "a magnanimous conqueror"

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41 impotent (adjective) lacking power or ability; "Technology without morality is barbarous; morality without technology is impotent"- Freeman J.Dyson; "felt impotent rage"

(adjective) (of a male) unable to copulate

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42 misanthropic (adjective satellite) hating mankind in general

(adjective satellite) believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others

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43 biennial (noun) a plant having a life cycle that normally takes two seasons from germination to death to complete; flowering biennials usually bloom and fruit in the second season

(adjective) having a life cycle lasting two seasons; "a biennial life cycle"; "parsnips and carrots are biennial plants often grown as annuals"

(adjective) occurring every second year; "they met at biennial conventions"

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44 alien (noun) a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere

(noun) a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country

(noun) anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

(verb) arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness

(verb) transfer property or ownership; "The will aliened the property to the heirs"

(adjective satellite) being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "alien customs"; "exotic plants in a greenhouse"; "exotic cuisine"

(adjective satellite) not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something; "an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism"; "the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper"; "jealousy is foreign to her nature"

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45 bombard (noun) a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family

(verb) throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden"

(verb) cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile; "They pelted each other with snowballs"

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46 Briticism (noun) an expression that is limited to English as spoken by Englishmen (especially as contrasted with American English)

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47 Darwinism (noun) a theory of organic evolution claiming that new species arise and are perpetuated by natural selection

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48 distemper (noun) a method of painting in which the pigments are mixed with water and a binder; used for painting posters or murals or stage scenery

(noun) a painting created by distemper

(noun) paint made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder

(noun) an angry and disagreeable mood

(noun) any of various infectious viral diseases of animals

(verb) paint with distemper

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49 obelisk (noun) a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top

(noun) a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote

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50 irreducible (adjective) incapable of being made smaller or simpler; "an irreducible minimum"; "an irreducible formula"; "an irreducible hernia"

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51 adherent (noun) someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another

(adjective satellite) sticking fast

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52 inwardly (adverb) with respect to private feelings; "inwardly, she was raging"

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53 reflection (noun) the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material); "he studied his reflection in the mirror"

(noun) a likeness in which left and right are reversed

(noun) the ability to reflect beams or rays

(noun) a calm lengthy intent consideration

(noun) a remark expressing careful consideration

(noun) expression without words; "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition"

(noun) the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface

(noun) (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed

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54 clan (noun) group of people related by blood or marriage

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