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Ablution
a cleansing or washing of the body, usually for religious reasons
Abnegation
self-denial, renunciation, eschewal
Abrade
to wear away, erode, scrape, chafe
Abstruse
hard to understand, obscure, mysterious
Amenable
Submissive, obedient, responsive, responsible
Ascetic
austere, self-denying
Bellicose
belligerent, warlike, combative
Benign
kindly, gracious; favorable
Celerity
swiftness, quickness, rapidity
Credulous
gullible, overly trusting
Paradigm
a model, example, pattern
Sequester
to isolate, segregate, seclude
Stodgy
dull, pompous, stuffy; lacking in humor
or lightness
Suffuse
to overspread, spread through
Vilify
to slander, defame, malign
To do one’s heart good
to make one feel happy or better
Worth one’s weight in gold
extremely valuable, very useful
To make the best of a bad bargain
to change or go along with a poor situation
To make ends meet
to manage on a given income
ex-
out of, from
geo-
earth
meter, metr
measure
-ic
relating to, characteristic
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