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From my "New words" list: https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/8747588

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penchant

strong liking or preference

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extrapolate

draw from specific cases for more general cases

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intimation

a slight suggestion or vague understanding

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wrangle

quarrel noisily, angrily, or disruptively

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aliform

having or resembling wings

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abrogate

revoke formally

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ply

use diligently

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lot

anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random

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chthonic

dwelling beneath the surface of the earth

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spry

moving quickly and lightly

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totter

move without being stable, as if threatening to fall

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gravitas

formality, dignity, or seriousness

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rue

feel sorry for; be contrite about

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effulgence

being bright and sending out rays of light

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toil

work hard

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galore

existing in abundance

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intimate

marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity

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prima donna

a vain and temperamental person

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gridlock

a traffic jam so bad that no movement is possible

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tete-a-tete

a private conversation between two people

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terpsichorean

of or relating to dancing

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twill

a cloth with parallel diagonal lines or ribs

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strophe

one section of a lyric poem or choral ode

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Mardi Gras

the last day before Lent

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home rule

self-government in local matters by a city or county

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defray

bear the expenses of

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segue

proceed without interruption, in music or talk

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artless

simple and natural; without cunning or deceit

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taut

pulled or drawn tight

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reverent

profound respect