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September 1, 2016 By Rahul (India)

kosher
conforming to dietary laws

braid
make by interlacing

contravene
go against, as of rules and laws

enervate
weaken mentally or morally

stanza
a xed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem

obfuscate
make obscure or unclear

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ulterior
lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed

libidinous
driven by lust

hirsute
having or covered with hair

trance
a psychological state induced by a magical incantation

bombastic
ostentatiously lofty in style

encipher
convert ordinary language into code

endemic
native to or con ned to a certain region

abstemious
marked by temperance in indulgence

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bellicose
having or showing a ready disposition to ght

dainty
something considered choice to eat

risible
arousing or provoking laughter

zest
a tart spicy quality

trivium
(Middle Ages) an introductory curriculum at a medieval university involving
grammar and logic and rhetoric; considered to be a triple way to eloquence

dabble
bob under so as to feed o the bottom of a body of water

casuistry
argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle

mortify
cause to feel shame

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mettle
the courage to carry on

astute
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

perpetuate
cause to continue or prevail

bucolic
devoted to raising sheep or cattle

jingoism
fanatical patriotism

consort
keep company with; hang out with

vertiginous
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling

imperious
having or showing arrogant superiority to

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camaraderie
the quality of aording easy familiarity and sociability

caliginous
dark and misty and gloomy

belie
be in contradiction with

umbrage
a feeling of anger caused by being oended

acrophobia
a morbid fear of great heights

exigent
demanding immediate attention

addle
mix up or confuse

benign
kindness of disposition or manner

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ameliorate
to make better

betoken
be a signal for or a symptom of

chiropodist
a specialist in care for the feet

indenture
formal agreement as to terms of a debt

kleptomania
an impulse to steal in the absence of any economic motive

scaold
a temporary arrangement erected around a building

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