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accede

v. yield to another's wish or opinion

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chasten

v. to censure severely; correct by punishment or discipline

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corporeal

adj. having material or physical form or substance (the opposite of ethereal)

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defray

v. to bear the expenses of

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enumerate

v. to specify individually; to determine the number or amount of

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errant

adj. Straying from the right course or from accepted standards; moving in an uncontrolled, irregular, or unpredictable way

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exonerate

v. to pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

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fatuous

adj. Devoid of intelligence; mindless

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hegemony

n. The dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others

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incensed

adj. Angered at something unjust or wrong; indignant

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indolent

adj. Disinclined to work or exertion; lazy, slothful; in medicine- (of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless

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interloper

n. Someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission

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jocund

adj. Full of or showing high-spirited merriment; joyous

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lassitude

n. A feeling of lack of interest or energy; weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy; lethargy

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licentious

adj. Lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained; not chase

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patronizing

adj. (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension; of or characteristic of high rank or importance

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phlegmatic

adj. Showing little emotion; unemotional

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presumptuous

adj. Excessively forward; lacking restraint

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prostrate

adj. Stretched out and lying at full length along the ground; lying face downward;

v. throw down flat; to get into a bowing position or position of surrender; render helpless or defenseless

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sanguine

adj. Confidently optimistic and cheerful; inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life