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Abstruse
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Extremely difficult to understand
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Affront
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Adj. an open or intentional insult v. to insult to ones face
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Canard
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A false rumor, fabricated story
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Captious
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Excessively ready to find fault; given to petty criticism
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Cognizant
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Aware, knowledgeable, informed
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Contrite
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Regretful for some misdeed or sin, plagued by a sense of guilt
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Cynosure
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The center of attraction, attention or interest
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Decorous
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Well behaved, dignified, socially proper
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Deign
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V. to think it appropriate or suitbale to one's dignity to do something, deem
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Desiccated
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Throughly dried out, divested of spirit or vitality
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Efficacy
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The power to produce a desired result
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Engender
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To bring into existence, give rise to
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Ethereal
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Light, airy, delicate, suggesting what is heavenly
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Facade
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The front or face of a building, a surface appearance
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Ghoulish
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Revolting in an unnatural or morbid way
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