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sordid
foul and run-down and repulsive
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tableau
any dramatic scene
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urbane
showing a high degree of refinement
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heresy
dissent from a theory, opinion, or practice; nonconformity
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compendium
a publication containing a variety of works; collection, compilation
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clandestine
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
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inexorable
impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
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saccharine
(adj) excessively sweet or sentimental
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debauchery
a wild gathering involving drinking and promiscuity
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posterity
all future generations
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fatuous
showing lack of intelligence or thought; foolish
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capitulate
to surrender
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didactic (adj)
instructive, especially excessively
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forlorn (adj)
marked by or showing hopelessness
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overt (adj)
done openly and without any attempt at concealment
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sanctimonious (adj)
making an exaggerated show of moral superiority
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taut (adj)
pulled or stretched tightly
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effigy
a representation of a person
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preponderance
a superiority in numbers or amount
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tacitly
understood or implied without being stated.
