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complacency

being satisfied with the way things are

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supercilious

feeling superior to someone else

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bungalow

little house

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proximity

nearness in space or time

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infinitesimal

extremely small

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apathetic

having little or no emotion

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sumptuous

expensive looking

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shiftlessness

lack of efficiency

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languid

lackadaisical sluggish

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proprietor

owner of a business

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vicinity

a surrounding area

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unprosperous

unsuccessfully financially

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smoldering

suppress a strong emotion

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mincing

nice elegant

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innuendo

a suggestive remark

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obligingly

willing or eager

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corpulent

fat

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prodigality

spending alot of money wasting stuff

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provocation

action or speech that makes someone angry

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jovial

joyous humor good spirited

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spectroscopic

able to measure light

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echolalia

repetition of spoken words

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malevolence

the state of malice or hatred or evil

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threadbare

used so often

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nymphs

a mythogical character

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sporadic

occuring occasionally

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rajah

a king or prince

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infantry

a military that fights on foot

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gratified

to give please by satisfying desires

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melodious

having a pleasant tune

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sommnambulatory

sleepwalking

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elicited

to elaborate

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penitentiary

jail

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juxtapostition

putting two diffrent ideas together

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armistice

a truce

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punctilious

showing great attention to detail

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labyrinth

a maze

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render

to give up

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scrutinize

to examine closely

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vestige

trace remains

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rigidly

inflexability

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receptacles

a container

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corrugated

to form into grooves

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delicatessen

where deli meat is sold

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disarray

lack of order

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jonquil

flower

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astounding

impressive amazing

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harrowed

distressed