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Affectation
Artificial behavior
Knickerbocker
Any New Yorker
Fluctuate
To change continually; shift back and forth; to vary
Sporadic
Appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional
Divine retribution
Punishment from a higher being for bad deeds or transgressions
Rajah
A king or prince in India; a minor chief or dignitary
Elicit
To draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke
Valor
Heroic courage; bravery
Somnambulatory
Related to sleep walking
Denzien
Inhabitant; a resident; one that frequents a particular place
Jaunty
Easy and sprightly in manner or bearing
Punctilious
Precise, formal
Juxtaposition
Side-by-side placement
Abortive
Unsuccessful
Rout
On overwhelming defeat
Suppress
To do away with; abolish; stop
Innumerable
Very numerous; incapable of being counted; countless
Ecstatic
Subject to or in a state of ecstasy; rapturous
Reproach
To find fault with a person, group, etc.; blame
Serf
An enslaved person
Obstinate
Inflexible; stubborn; not yielding
Exult
To show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice; be highly elated or jubilant
Hulking
Heavy and clumsy; bulky
Nebulous
Hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused
Vestige
A trace of something no longer existing
Laudable
Deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable
Insidious
Intended to entrap or trick
Repose
Peace; tranquility; calm
Debauch
An uninhibited spree or party
Antecedent
A preceding circumstance, event, object, style, phenomenon
Ingratiate
To establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others by deliberate effort
Perturb
To throw into great disorder; derange; bother; annoy
Dilatory
Tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy
Desolate
Barren or laid waste; devastated; deprived or destitute of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited; solitary; lonely
Elusive
Hard to express or define; cleverly or skillfully evasive
Turgid
Pompous, swollen
Contingency
A possible event
Profusion
Abundance
Oblivion
Nothingness
Saunter
Leisurely stroll
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