1. A threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule 2. Official permission or approval for an action
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Dissolute
Relaxed in morals
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Turbid
Cloudy, opaque, or thick with suspended matter
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Plight
A dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation
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Exude
1. Discharge slowly and steadily 2. Display an emotion or quality strongly and openly
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Peevish
Easily irritated, especially by unimportant things
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Shrill
High-pitched and piercing
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Execrate
Feel or express great loathing for
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Inundate
1. Overwhelm someone with things or people to be dealt with 2. Flood
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Menacing
Presenting, projecting, or constituting a menace or threat
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Chary
Cautiously or suspiciously reluctant to do something
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Portentous
1. Like a sign or warning that something momentous or calamitous is likely to happen 2. Like an exceptional or wonderful person or thing 3. Done in a pompously or overly solemn manner so as to impress
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Squalid
Extremely dirty or unpleasant from poverty or neglect
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Crag
A steep or rugged cliff or rock face
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Chivalrous
Courteous and gallant, especially towards women
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Edify
Instruct or improve someone morally or intellectually
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Peremptory
Insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in an abrupt domineering way
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Dissimulation
Concealment of ones thoughts, feelings or character
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Judicious
Having showing, or done with good judgement or sense
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Disparaging
Regard or represent as being of little worth
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Craven
Contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly
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Approbation
Approval or praise
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Supplicate
Ask or beg for something earnestly or humbly
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Succor
1. Assistance and support in times or hardship or distress 2. Give assistance or aid to
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Dolorous
Feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress
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Galling
1. Annoyance, irritation 2. A sore on the skin made by chafing 3. Make someone feel annoying
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Sanguine
1. Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation 2. Relating to blood
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Mirage
Something that appears real or possible but is in fact not so