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Abashed

Embarrassed

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Arbiter

Person able to judge or desire

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Benison

Blessing

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Bluff

Fool; frank; steep cliff

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Canker

Spreading sore; evil influence

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Complaisant

Obliging

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Crass

Coarsely stupid

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Defame

Attack the reputation of

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Ennui

Boredom

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Funereal

Gloomy

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Ideology

Set of beliefs

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Inferno

Intense heat; hell

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Mercenary

Hired soldier; concerned only with making money

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Parsimonious

Miserly

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Propaganda

Deliberately spreading ideas that will help one’s own cause or injure an enemy’s

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Retrogress

Worsen

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Surfeit

Given too much of something

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Tureen

Dish

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Ablutions

Washings

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Bauble

Trinket

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Bestial

Brutal

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Bombastic

Pompous

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Chary

Cautious

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Congenital

Present from birth

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Cuisine

Cooking

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Demote

Reduce in rank

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Flux

Change; flow; substance used in joining metals

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Garb

Clothes

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Impeccable

Faultless

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Invective

Abusive language

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Ogle

Glance flirtatiously at

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Penury

Extreme poverty

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Raillery

Lighthearted teasing

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Scintillate

Sparkle

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Survey

Measure; detailed study; look closely at

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Verbatim

Word for word

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Anneal

Toughen by heating and then cooling

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Becoming

Pleasingly suitable

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Bizarre

Fantastic

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Buoyant

Able to float; cheerful

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Chattel

On movable property

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Cranium

Top of the skull

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Culpable

Blameworthy

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Endorse

Express support of; sign the back of

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Freebooter

Pirate

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Hallmark

Stamp on gold or silver objects; distinguishing characteristic

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Incognito

With one’s identity concealed

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Irrevocable

Unalterable

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Pacific

Peaceful

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Pernicious

Harmful

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Retinue

Train of attendants

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Scrip

Paper entitling the bearer to receive something

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Symmetrical

Balanced

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Verve

Enthusiasm

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