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levity

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(n) excessive frivolity

2
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plagiaristic

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(adj) stolen

3
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abortive

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(adj) fruitless; tending to cut short

4
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superficial

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(adj) shallow; concerned only with the obvious or apparent

5
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sinister

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(adj) of ill omen; evil

6
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turbulence

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(n) wild commotion

7
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supercilious

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(adj) coolly and patronizingly haughty; proud

8
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fractiousness

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(n) irritability; quarrelsomeness

9
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extemporizing

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(v) improvising

10
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peremptorily

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(adj) as a command; imperiously; peremptory=urgent

11
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intimation

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(n) a delicate and indirect communication; hint

12
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transcendent

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(adj) rising above

13
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contiguous

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(adj) next or adjacent to; nearby

14
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pastoral

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(adj) of or pertaining to rural life

15
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ectoplasm

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(n) a jelly-like substance; supernatural slime

16
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proprietary

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(adj) suggesting ownership

17
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hauteur

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(n) haughtiness

18
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strident

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(adj) harsh

19
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cataracts

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(n) a great waterfall or downpour

20
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onnibus

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(n) a bus

21
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fortnight

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(n) a period of 14 days; two weeks

22
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ravages

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(n) severe damage

23
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innuendo

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(n) an indirect, subtle, usually derogatory insinuation

24
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prodigality

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(n) recklessness; extravagence

25
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privy

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(adj) admitted as one sharing a secret