Sadlier Ox. G 1-7
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| Invidious | offensive;hateful;tending to cause bitterness and resentment
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| intransigent | refusing to compromise
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| emulate | to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model
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| consummate | complete or perfect in the highest degree
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| effigy | a crude image of a despised person
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| mordant | biting or caustic in thought
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| enervate | to weaken the mental, moral, or physical vigor of;
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| accost | to approach and speak to first; to confront in a challenging or aggressive way
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| tenable | capable of being held or defended
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| arrogate | to claim or take without right
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| decry | to condemn, express strong disapproval
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| esoteric | secret;intended to be understood by only a select few
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| temporize | to stall or act evasively in order to gain time
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| propinquity | nearness in place or time; kinship
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| sacrilege | improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred
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| eulogy | a formal statement of commendation
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| indictment | a formal accusation
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| indubitable | certain; not to be doubted or denied
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| evince | to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke
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| congeal | to change from liquid to solid; to thicken
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| eschew | to avoid, shun, keep away from
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| encomium | a formal expression of praise
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| carping | tending to find fault, in a petty or nasty way
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| dissemble | to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression
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| fiat | a command or act of will or conciousness
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| ignominy | shame and disgrace
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| nuance | a subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning or quality)
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| penchant | a strong attraction or inclination
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| derelict | someone/something that is abandoned or neglected; neglected of duty
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| acquisitive | able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property
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| belabor | to work on excessively; to thrash soundly
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| pejorative | tending to make worse; belittling
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| celerity | swiftness, rapidity of motion or action
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| largesse | generosity in giving; lavish or beautiful contributions
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