 | Term | Definition |
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indignity |
humiliating treatment |
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imperious |
arrogant and overbearing |
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enfettered |
chained |
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dilatory |
tending to delay |
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affinity |
a natural attractoin for something |
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filch |
take something sneakily |
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surmise |
n. a guess v. to guess, based on information |
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sequester |
to set apart; to cause to withdraw to seclusion |
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ocular |
pertaining to the eyes |
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castigate |
to criticize sharply |
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venial |
easily excused, as a sin or fault |
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lethargy |
sluggishness |
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wanton |
immoral, deliberately malicious |
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strumpet |
prostitute |
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teem |
to be full of, to swarm |
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mandate |
a command |
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requite |
to make payment or return for |
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cistern |
receptacle for water |
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harlot |
whore |
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pernicious |
deadly |
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upbraid |
criticize |
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extenuate |
to leson with partial excuses |
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restitution |
the process of restoring something to its rightful owner |
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edify |
to teach, enlighten |
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aberration |
derriving from the right path or usual course of action |
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abhor |
to regard with horror or loathing |
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alacrity |
eagerness |
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bombast |
pompous speech- it usually says very little with a lot of fancy words |
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beguile |
to charm, to distract |
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cuckold |
a man married to an unfaithful wife |
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censure |
to criticize severely, an expression of strong disapproval |
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conjure |
to summon (a devil or spirit) by magic; to imagine |
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citadel |
a fortress |
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cudgel |
a club (short heavy stick) |
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egregious |
conspicuously bad |
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facile |
easy, effortless |
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gall |
something bitter to endure, outrageously insolent |
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homage |
special honor or respect expressed publicly |
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infirmity |
frailty, weakness, illness |
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inhibit |
to hold back, restrain |
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lascivious |
exciting sexual desires; lecherous |
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mountebank |
a seller of fake (quack) medicinesl a charlatan |
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obsequious |
kiss up |
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paragon |
a model of excellence |
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perdition |
hell; eternal damnation |
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propriety |
appropriateness; the qualilty of being proper |
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peevish |
irritable |
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rebuke |
to criticize sharply, reprimand |
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surfiet |
overindulgence; excess |
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taper |
a candle, to become narrower |
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valise |
small piece of hand luggage |
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fornication |
sexual intercourse between unmarried partners |
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affectation |
behavior that is assumed rather than natural; artificiality |
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joie de vivre |
hearty enjoyment of life |
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gossamer |
soft, sheer, gauzy frabric |
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portiere |
heavy curtain hung across a doorway |
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bohemian |
a person with artistic or literary interests who disregards conventional standards of behavior |
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recrimination |
a counter charge; an accusation in return |
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vivacity |
liveliness; animation |
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colloquy |
a conversation, usually a formal one |
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coquette |
a woman who makes teasing romatnic or sexual overtures; a flirt |
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exhilaration |
a state of being cheerful, elated |
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toilette |
the act of dressing or grooming oneself |
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reproach |
to express disapproval of, criticism of, or disappointment in (someone) |
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kibitz |
to chat, converse |
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reprove |
to voice or convey disapproval of, rebuke |
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abscond |
to leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, esp. to avoid arrest, prosecution |
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feign |
to give a false apperance of, pretend |
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peruse |
to read or examine with great care |
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pinion |
to restrain a person by binding their arms |
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incongruous |
lacking in harmony; incompatable |
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spasmodic |
given to sudden outbursts of energy or feeling |
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implicit |
implied or understood though not directly expressed |
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improvident |
not providing for the future; not thrifty |
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indolent |
lazy |
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dissonant |
harsh and inharmonious in sound; discordant |
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demure |
modest and reserved in behavior or manner |
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saccharine |
having an overly sweet attitude, tone, or character |
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lurid |
causing shock or horror; gruesome |
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affect |
verb |
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effect |
noun |
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principal |
first, primary |
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principle |
ethical concept or idea |
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feign |
to give a false appearance of, to pretend |
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pander |
to cater to the lower tastes and desires of others |
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pervade |
to be present throughout, permeate |
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saunter |
to walk at an easy, unhurried pace |
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obliterate |
to destroy something so utterly that nothing is left |
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exalt (exaltation) |
to raise somebody or something in rank, position or esteem |
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corroborate |
to give or represent evidence of the truth of something |
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engross |
to absorb completly, as one's attention |
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exult |
to rejoice |
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divulge |
to reveal, to disclose (as a secret) |
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levity |
light manner, esp. when innapropriate |
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hauter |
arrogance |
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notoriety |
the condition of being known widely and usually unfavorably |
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reverie |
a daydream |
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vestibule |
small entrance hall |
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subterfuge |
a deceptive stratagem or device, a trick |
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exultation |
great rejoicing |
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hedonism |
the pursuit of (or devotion to) pleasure |
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remification |
a development or consequence growing out of and sometimes complicating a problem, plan or statement |
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asceticism |
the denial to onself of material pleasures |
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altruism |
an attitude marked by unselfish concern fo the welfare of ofthers |
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ephemeral |
short-lived, transitory |
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truculent |
displaying great anger or agression, fierce |
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provincial |
unsophistocated, unwilling to accept new ways or ideas |
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redolent |
having or emitting fragrance, aromatic |
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transitory |
short lived |
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commensurate |
corresponding in size or degree (a salary commensurate with his experiance) |
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complacent |
self-satisfied, smug, pleased with oneself |
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aesthetic |
of or pertaining to the sense of the beautiful |
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incoherent |
unable to think or express one's thoughts in a clear and orderly manner, unclear |
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elusive |
tending to escape perception or comprehension, difficult to define |
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circumstantial |
of no primary significance, insubstantial |
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amorphous |
shapeless |
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garrulous |
talkative |
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ecstatic |
in a state of intense joy or delight |
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portentious |
full of significance, exiting wonder and awe, suggesting something weight or calamitous is about to occur |
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wan |
unhealthily pale, from illness or grief or unhappiness |
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divest |
to strip off (clothes, for example), undress |
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subsist |
to exist, to maintain life |
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goad |
to proad or urge, as if with a stick |
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sanctify |
to set aparty for sacred use, to make holy |
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annihilate |
to destroy completly |
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vindicate |
to clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt by means of arguments or proof |
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reconcile |
to establish (or to re-establish) a close relationship, to settle, to bring (onesefl) to accept |
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deem |
to have an opinion, to regard or consider |
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compel |
to force |
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evince |
to show or demostrate clearly, to manifest |
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manifest |
to show or demonstrate plainly, to evince |
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exult |
to rejoice greatly |
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ascertain |
to discover with certainty, as through experimentation or examination |
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sunder |
to break or wrench apart, to sever |
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contend |
to strive or struggle, to maintain or assert |
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abhor |
to reguard with horror or loathing |
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concur |
to agree, to be of the same opinion |
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languish |
to become weak or feeble, to be neglected |
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dispel |
to rid one's mind of, to drive away |
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taunt |
to mock, insult, make fun fo |
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conjecture |
an inference based on incomplete information |
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cudgel |
a club, heavy stick |
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intimation |
a hint |
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discord |
lack of agreement, dissension |
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brethen |
old-fashioned word for "brothers" |
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depravity |
moral corruption |
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denunciation |
a condemnation |
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forte |
something at which a person excels |
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impropriety |
an improper act |
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laceration |
a rip, cut, or tear |
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privation |
hardship, dire need |
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dissipation |
wasteful consumption or indulgence in pleasure |
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maxim |
a proverbial saying |
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blight |
a disease or situation that causes withering, eithe rof plants or hope, prosperity, etc. |
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vestige |
a trace or sign left by something that no longer exists |
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precept |
an order or rule to guide one's conduct |
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piety |
reverence for god |
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stupor |
condition in which the senses are dulled |
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benevolence |
an act or attitude of kindness, charity |
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oath |
a solemn promise (the president's oath of office), also, profanity, swearing |
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supercilious |
haughty, scornful, distainful |
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languid |
lacking energy or vitality, weak |
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premptory |
putting an end to all debate or action, not allowing contradiction or refusal |
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boisterous |
loud and noisy |
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devoid |
completly lacking in or without something |
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fractious |
inclined to make trouble, unruly, cranky |
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impetuous |
characterized by sudden energy or action, impulsive |
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swank |
very fashionable or elegant, grand, pretentious |
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vigilant |
on the alert, watchful |
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transcendent |
surpassing otherse of the same kind, pre-eminent |
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prodigal |
recklessly wasteful, extravagant |
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tentative |
uncertain, hesitant, of an experimental nature |
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sporadic |
occuring at irregular intervals, having no pattern or order |
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punctilious |
attentive to the finer points to etiquette and formal conduct, precise |
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ineffable |
beyond expressoin, indescribable |
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