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ameliorate
sequester
assail
avarice
ascendancy
calumny
consternation
petulant
saturnine
aspersion
To make better, to improve; to heal; to solve a problem.
easily irritated or annoyed
To attack violently.
To separate from all external influence.
Excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greediness after wealth; covetousness; cupidity.
The process or period of one's ascent
A sprinkling of holy water.
containing lead, or suffering from lead poisoning (saturnia)
Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.
a falsification or misrepresentation intended to disparage or discredit another.
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ameliorate
To make better, to improve; to heal; to solve a problem.
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To make better, to improve; to heal; to solve a problem.
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sequester
To separate from all external influence.
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To separate from all external influence.
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assail
To attack violently.
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To attack violently.
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avarice
Excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greediness after wealth; covetousness; cupidity.
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Excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greediness after wealth; covetousness; cupidity.
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ascendancy
The process or period of one's ascent
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The process or period of one's ascent
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calumny
a falsification or misrepresentation intended to disparage or discredit another.
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a falsification or misrepresentation intended to disparage or discredit another.
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vilification
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consternation
Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.
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Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.
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petulant
easily irritated or annoyed
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easily irritated or annoyed
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saturnine
containing lead, or suffering from lead poisoning (saturnia)
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containing lead, or suffering from lead poisoning (saturnia)
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aspersion
A sprinkling of holy water.
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A sprinkling of holy water.
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