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a scheme or plot; a group of plotters
to inveigle; to coax through flattery
authoritative permission or approval
eating and drinking in moderation
to publicly praise or promote
to engage in reconnaissance
thin; not dense; arranged at widely spaced intervals
having a sour or bitter taste or character
sealed; airtight
to hinder; to avert
transparent; gauzy
inhabitant; one who frequents a place
an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness
sweetly flowing, often used to describe a voice
to gather and save; to store up
a rude or insensitive person
trickery or subterfuge
aversion; dislike
to make smooth; to rub to a shine
a new word, expression, or usage
disparaging or descriptive word or phrase
baffled; at a loss for what to say or do
occurring or recurring daily; commonplace
sycophant; flatterer
fleeting; passing quickly; brief
difficult or bitter situation
labyrinthine; complex
the state or act of extending or being swollen out of shape
the point nearest the earth in an orbit of a body
marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious
to stun, baffle, or amaze
marked by, feeling, or expressing profound awe and respect
sinister; ominous
the parading of learning; excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules
smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack
someone practicing self-denial
marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth
to flatter or praise excessively
a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony
to fail to honor a commitment; to break a promise
a person who leads a life of pleasure and luxury
to laugh loudly
glowing and enthusiastic praise
tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing
to go; to proceed
meddlesome; pushy in one's services
a mournful poem, especially one lamenting the dead
to provide support
exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
to deceive, beguile, or hoodwink
to reprove; to express warning or disapproval
harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance
characterized by motion
to remove obscenity, especially from a book
astral; relating to stars or constellations
something that signals what is to come
soothing, especially to the skin; making less harsh
one who hates women
impenetrable by light; not reflecting light
to coddle
lazy; listless
a song or poem of grief
rout; fiasco; complete failure
crude; awkward
one devoted to sensual pleasure, particularly food and drink
outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive time
to drink deeply
an illusion; originally, an imaginary fire-breathing monster
relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter
diametrically opposed; as in antithesis
brief and concise in wording
a path to go out; the right to go out
capable of being shaped or formed; tractable
intended to teach or instruct
the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion
a piece of broken pottery or glass
favorable
enlightening
devotion to pleasurable pursuits, especially to the pleasures of the senses
pompous speech or expression
recklessly wasteful; extravagant
to draw; to outline in detail
a sermon or morally instructive lecture
to yearn intensely; to languish; to lose vigor
something enormous; a gigantic creature
traveling from place to place
sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people
an overabundance; a surplus
unnecessary; uncalled for
to make or become thin or less dense
typical or standard specimen; model
digressive; passing from one topic to another
provincial; narrow-minded
one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions
one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge
to cut off abruptly
cheerful; confident; optimistic
a person who investigates citizens' complaints
practical rather than idealistic
delicate; insubstantial or tenuous
