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Effusive

expressing a lot of emotion, enthusiasm, or praise in an unrestrained, gushing way

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Lurid

shocking, sensational, or gruesome. It often describes details involving violence, sex, or an unnatural fiery glow.

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Hypergamy

the social practice of dating or marrying someone with a higher income, education, or social status

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Intimation

a hint, an indirect suggestion, or a quiet announcement. It describes when you share or show an idea without stating it in a direct or loud way

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Ire

Intense anger or wrath

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Asceticism

a lifestyle of strict self-discipline and self-denial

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Aberrant

Straying from the right, usual, or normal course

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Peculiar

Strange, odd

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Numinous

having a strong spiritual, mysterious, or awe-inspiring quality that suggests the presence of a divine power

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Aseity

Self-existence; the quality of being completely independent of any cause outside oneself.

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Immutability

Unchangeableness; the quality of being incapable of undergoing mutation or alteration.

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Renunciation

The formal rejection of something, typically a belief, claim, or course of action.

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Impertinent

Rude and disrespectful; or irrelevant to a particular matter.

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Overture

An introduction or proposal

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Tawdry

Showy but cheap and of poor quality; gaudy.

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Impropriety

Failure to observe standards or show due honesty or modesty; improper behavior.

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Duplicitous

Deceitful; double-dealing in behavior or speech.

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Enervating

Causing one to feel drained of energy or vitality; weakening.

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Auspicious

Conducive to success; favorable or promising.

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Evidently

Plainly; obviously; clearly understood or seen.

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Diaphanous

Light, delicate, and translucent, especially regarding fabric

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Prevaricate

To speak or act in an evasive way; to avoid telling the truth.

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Axiom

A statement or proposition that is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true.

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Malignant

Evil in nature or effect; or tending to produce death (especially regarding tumors).

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Paroxysm

A sudden attack or violent expression of a particular emotion or activity.

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Legerdemain

Sleight of hand; skillful use of one's hands when performing conjuring tricks.

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Replete

Filled or well-supplied with something.

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Fractious

Irritable and quarrelsome; difficult to control.

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Derisive

Expressing contempt or ridicule; mocking.

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Garrulous

Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.

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Consternation

Feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected.

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Foundered

failed utterly, collapsed

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Glib

Fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow in speech.

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Voluble

Talking fluidly, easily, and at great length

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Palaver

Prolonged and idle discussion; or fuss and bother over a trivial matter.

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Tacit

Understood or implied without being stated directly.

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Monomania

An exaggerated or obsessive enthusiasm for or preoccupation with one thing.

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Megalomaniac

A person who is obsessed with their own power, wealth, or self-importance.

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Expostulate

To express strong disapproval or disagreement; to reason earnestly with someone.

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Casuistry

The use of clever but unsound reasoning, especially in relation to moral questions.

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Jurispudence

The theory or philosophy of law.

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Oneiric

Relating to dreams or dreamlike

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Invective

Insulting, abusive, or highly critical language

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Foibles

Minor weaknesses or eccentricities in someone's character.

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Opine

To hold or express an opinion.

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Apostasy

The abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief.

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Exoneration

The action of officially absolving someone from blame; vindication

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Threnody

A lament, song, or poem of mourning for a dead person

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Docent

A person who acts as a guide, typically on a voluntary basis, in a museum or zoo.

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Provisional

Arranged or existing for the present, possibly to be changed later; temporary

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Wrested

Forcibly pulled or snatched away from a person's grasp; or obtained with effort.

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Incipient

In an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop

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Supposition

An uncertain belief; a hypothesis or assumption

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Ontology

The branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of being or existence.

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Explication

The process of analyzing and developing an idea or principle in detail

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Repugnant

Extremely distasteful; unacceptable or in conflict with

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Assiduously

With great care, thoroughness, and perseverance.

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Indelible

Making marks that cannot be removed; impossible to forget

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Gestalt

An organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts.

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Clandestine

Kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit.

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Accreting

Growing or gathering together by gradual accumulation or external layers.