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adj. grand in an impressive or stately way
What is grandiose
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v. to commit sacrilege upon
What is desecrate
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adj. severe or stern in manner
What is austere
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adj. done for show, striving to make a big impression
What is pretentious
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n. the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner
What is restitution
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v. to call into question
What is impugn
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v. to make milder or softer
What is mitigate
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n. hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct
What is odium
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adj. conspicuous, standing out from the mass
What is egregious
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v. to place in a lower position
What is relegate
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v. to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation
What is equivocate
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v. to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion
What is prate
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v. to make less in amount or degree
What is abate
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adj. cloud-like, resembling a cloud
What is nebulous
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v. to review a series of facts, to sum up
What is recapitulate
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n. extreme poverty
What is penury
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adj. impartial, free from emotion
What is dispassionate
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n. a greedy desire
What is avarice
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adj. stinging, bitter in temper or tone
What is acrimonious
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v. to find fault with, scold, rebuke
What is reprove
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v. to revive, bring back to life
What is resuscitate
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v. to cause to disappear; to scatter
What is dissipate
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v. to place in a lower position
What is relegate
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adj. very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette
What is punctilious
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adj. inspiring fear or awe
What is redoubtable
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