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gaudy
tastelessly showy
ecstatic
feeling great rapture or delight
retribution
a justly deserved penalty
feudal
Relating to a system where vassals are protected by lords
grotesque
distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
defunct
no longer in force or use; inactive
corrugated
shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges
platonic
free from physical desire
fluctuating
having unpredictable ups and downs
vestige
an indication that something has been present
exultation
the utterance of sounds expressing great joy
profound
situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed
labyrinth
complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
juxtaposition
the act of positioning close together (or side by side)
innumerable
too numerous to be counted
meretricious
Based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
conceit
the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride
transpire
come about, happen, or occur
obstinate
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
Bona fide
not counterfeit or copied
turgid
ostentatiously lofty in style
incarnation
the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.
denizen
a plant or animal naturalized in a region
punctilious
marked by precise accordance with details
vitality
the property of being able to survive and grow
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