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Poignant   evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.  
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Piquant   having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavor.  
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Spontaneity   the condition of being spontaneous; spontaneous behavior or action.  
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Cavorted   jump or dance around excitedly. synonyms: skip, dance, romp, jig, caper, frisk, play/horse around, gambol, prance, frolic, lark  
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Piquancy   has a pleasantly sharp and appetizing flavor.  
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Camaraderie   mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together. synonyms: friendship, comradeship, fellowship, companionship, fraternity, conviviality.  
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Gallic   French or typically French.  
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Goaded   provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate some action or reaction.  
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contemporaneous   existing or occurring in the same period of time.  
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Sobriety   the state of being sober.  
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Topographically   the geological environment is the primary factor in determining the character of a country in history.  
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Surreptitiously   in a surreptitious manner  
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Anachronism   a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, esp. a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned.  
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Versatile   able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities.  
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Pompous   affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn, or self-important.  
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Philosophical   . relating or devoted to the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.  
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Diacritics   a sign, such as an accent or cedilla, which when written above or below a letter indicates a difference in pronunciation from the same letter when unmarked or differently marked.  
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Fraternity   a group of people sharing a common profession or interests. Or the state or feeling of friendship and mutual support within a group.  
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Kiseitai   damage calculations are canceled  
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Considerable   notably large in size, amount, or extent.  
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Flintily   Unyielding; stern  
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Commissar   an official of the Communist Party, esp. in the former Soviet Union or present-day China, responsible for political education and organization.  
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Emasculating   make (a person, idea, or piece of legislation) weaker or less effective.  
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Galoshes   a waterproof overshoe, typically made of rubber.  
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Anthology   a published collection of poems or other pieces of writing.  
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Superficiality   lack of depth of knowledge or thought or feeling  
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Condolences   an expression of sympathy, esp. on the occasion of a death.  
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Effervescence   vivacity and enthusiasm. Or bubbles in a liquid; fizz.  
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Subordinated   treat or regard as of lesser importance than something else.  
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Callow   inexperienced and immature.  
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Inescort   Sorry, no  
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Detractors   a person who disparages someone or something.  
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Reverential   of the nature of, due to, or characterized by reverence.  
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Foray   a sudden attack or incursion into enemy territory, esp. to obtain something; a raid.  
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Berth   a ship's allotted place at a wharf or dock. Or a fixed bed or bunk on a ship, train, or other means of transport.  
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Stodgy   dull and uninspired. Or (of food) heavy, filling, and high in carbohydrates.  
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Inventiveness   the quality of being inventive; creativity.  
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Perpetually   everlastingly; for all time; "rays...streaming perpetually from the sun"- Stuart Chase  
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Strafing   attack repeatedly with bombs or machine-gun fire from low-flying aircraft.  
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Exquisite   extremely beautiful and, typically, delicate. Or intensely felt. Or highly sensitive or discriminating.  
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Confection   a dish or delicacy made with sweet ingredients. Or the action of mixing or compounding something.  
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Inadequacies   the state or quality of being inadequate; lack of the quantity or quality required. Or inability to deal with a situation or with life.  
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