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Amenity
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N. that which is pleasant or agreeable. attractive features
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Aperture
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N. an opening, gap, hole
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Dissidence
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N. a difference of opinion
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Epicurean
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Adj. devoted to the pursuit of pleasure, fond of good food and comfort
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Improvident
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Adj. not thrifty, failing to plan ahead
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Iniquity
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N. wickedness, sin; a grossly immoral act
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Inviolable
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Adj, sacred; of such a character that it must not be broken or injured
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Mutable
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Adj, open to or capable of change
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Nascent
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Adj. just beginning to exist or develop; having just come from existence
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Obeisance
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N a deep bow or other body movement indicating respect or submission
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Panegyric
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N. formal or elaborate praise; a tribute
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Pillory
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N a device for publicly punishing offenders v. to expose to public contrempt or ridicule
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Pittance
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N. a woefully meager allowance, wage
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Presage
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V. to foreshadwo or point to a future event, to predict n. a warning
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Progeny
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N. descendants, offspring, children, followers
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