A Doll's House Vocabulariation

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Viraaj is David's little Squirrel-Like Spendthrift

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Spendthrift

given to spending money freely or foolishly : wasteful with money

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gilt

gold or something that resembles gold laid on a surface

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incredulous

unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true, skeptical

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precarious

dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments

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imprudent

lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment

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caprice

a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action

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lucrative

producing wealth

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unassailable

not liable to doubt, attack, or question

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indiscretion

imprudence

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infamous

having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil

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cunning


dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end

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dissimulation

to hide under a false appearance

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deprave

to speak ill of

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obliged

to constrain by physical, moral, or legal force or by the exigencies of circumstance

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tactless

marked by lack of tact

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prevaricate

to deviate from the truth

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scurrilous

using or given to coarse language

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contrive

devise, plan

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inexorable

not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless

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amicable

characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable

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expedient

suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance

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stifled

to withhold from circulation or expression

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apparition

a ghostly figure

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unscrupulous

not scrupulous : unprincipled

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appease

pacify, conciliate, especially : to make concessions to (someone, such as an aggressor or a critic) often at the sacrifice of principles

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consternation

amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion

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repudiate

to refuse to accept

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reproach

an expression of rebuke or disapproval

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earnest

characterized by or proceeding from an intense and serious state of mind

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heedless

not taking heed : inconsiderate, thoughtless

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abyss

an immeasurably deep gulf or great space