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Words
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Meanings
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| Mores | fixed customs or manners; moral attitudes |
| Mannered | artificial or stilted in character |
| Parley | discussion, usually between enemies |
| Mar | to damage or deface; spoil |
| Apocryphal | of questionable authority or authenticity |
| Nominal | existing in name only; negligble |
| Dirge | a funeral hymn or mournful speech |
| Vernal | related to spring; fresh |
| Martinet | strict disciplinarian; one who rigidly follows rules |
| Grovel | to humble oneself in a demeaning way |
| Ford | to cross a body of water by wading |
| Winsome | charming; happily engaging |
| Viscous | thick and adhesive, like a slow flowing fluid |
| Amalgamate | to combine; to mix together |
| Voluble | talkative; speaking easily; glib |
| Antipathy | extreme dislike |
| Abjure | to reject; abandon formally |
| Paradox | a contradiction or dilemma |
| Inculcate | to teach; impress in the mind |
| Assuage | to make something unpleasant less severe |