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ameliorate

(v) to make something better, particularly a bad situation or condition; to improve

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banal

(adj) overused or common

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bibliophile

(n) one who loves or collects books

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culprit

(n) the person responsible for an unlawful or unallowable act; the guilty party

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discomfort

(n) physical or mental pain or distress

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exhume

(v) to remove from the ground something was buried, especially removing a body from a grave

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fray

(v) to tear, cut, or pull the edges of a cloth or rope, so that the strings separate from each other

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granule

(n) a small particle; a single grain, as of salt

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habitual

(adj) usual; done by custom or habit

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horde

(n) a large group or crowd; a mass of people or living things

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inundate

(v) to overwhelm as if being bombarded by a large quantity of water

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jovial

(adj) cheerful and joyous

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kind-hearted

(adj) having a kind or gentle disposition

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loath

(v) to hate or despise

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monomania

(n) an obsession with a single thing or idea

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nefarious

(adj) excessively or undeniably evil

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outrage

(n) an action that is outlandishly offensive or vicious

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philosophize

(v) to express an attitude or moral position; to espouse a philosophy

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purloin

(v) to steal

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resilience

(n) the ability to quickly or easily recover or regain a former state

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suffrage

(n) the legal right to vote

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tremulous

(adj) unsteady and shaking

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unison

(n) a state of acting together as one

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voluble

(adj) easily and readily speaking; fluent

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zenith

(n) the highest point; a peak of achievement