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genre

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n. certain form or style in painting or literature

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candid

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adj. frank, open, honest

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unsavory

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adj. disagreeable, offensive, morally bad

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degrade

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v. make contemptible, lower

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venial

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adj. pardonable, forgivable

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epitome

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n. person or thing that embodies or represents the best

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dexterity

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n. mental or physical skill

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grotesque

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adj. strange, bizarre, fantastic

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compassion

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n. sympathetic feeling, kindness

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repugnant

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adj. distasteful, repulsive

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acme

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n. peak, pinnacle, zenith

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copious

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adj. ample, abundant, plentiful

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vehemently

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adj. violently, eagerly, passionately

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depict

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v. describe clearly, picture, portray

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naive

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adj. unworldly, unsophistocated

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perfidious

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adj. treacherous, false

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covet

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v. want, envy, wish

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ingratiate

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v. win confidence, charm

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penury

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n. poverty

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ignominious

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adj. humiliating, disgraceful