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tryst
a private romantic rendezvous between lovers
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exalt
hold someone or something in very high regard; think or speak very highly of
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insipid
lacking flavor
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fecund
producing or capable of producing an abundance of offspring or new growth; fertile
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convivial
friendly, lively, and enjoyable in atmosphere or event
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perfunctory
carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection
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atavism
a tendency to revert to something ancient or ancestral
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pejorative
expressing contempt or disapproval
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epithet
an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a characteristic quality
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oneiric
relating to dreams or dreaming
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zeal
great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or objective
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baleful
threatening harm; menacing
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disconsolate
without consolation or comfort; unhappy
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felicitous
well chosen or suited to the circumstances
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vicissitude
an unwelcome or unpleasant change of circumstances or fortune
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vagary
an unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or behavior
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pablum
bland or insipid intellectual fare or entertainment
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philistine
a person indifferent or hostile to culture and the arts
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epicure
a person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink
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fatalistic
characteristic of the belief that all events are predetermined and inevitable
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anathema
something or someone that one vehemently dislikes
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ravenous
extremely hungry
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interloper
a person who intrudes where they are not wanted or do not belong
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travail
painful or laborious effort
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limpid
completely clear; free of anything that darkens
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superfluous
unnecessary; more than enough
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soporific
tending to induce drowsiness or sleep
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malevolence
the desire to cause harm, evil, or suffering
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lugubrious
looking or sounding sad and dismal
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sordid
dirty or shameful
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noxious
harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant
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execrable
extremely bad or unpleasant
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hackneyed
overused and unoriginal; trite
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salubrious
health-giving; healthy
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revery
a dreamy state of pleasant imagining or thinking
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sagacious
showing keen judgment and mental discernment
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foment
instigate or stir up undesirable actions or feelings
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wistful
showing vague or regretful longing
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inundate
overwhelm with things or people
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incubus
a male demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women
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trifling
unimportant or trivial
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inextricable
impossible to disentangle or separate
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dexterity
skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands
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indelible
making marks that cannot be removed
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conflagration
a large destructive fire
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quiescent
in a state of inactivity or dormancy
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desecrate
treat a sacred place or thing with violent disrespect
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docile
willing to accept control or instruction; submissive
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ingenuity
cleverness, originality, and inventiveness
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