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fulsome
1. Effusive; lavish. 2. Excessive to the point of being offensive.
psychopomp
A guide of souls, one who escorts soul of a newly-deceased to the afterlife.
noisome
1. Offensive, especially to the sense of smell. 2. Harmful; noxious.
artificer
1. An inventor. 2. A craftsperson. 3. A mechanic in the armed forces.
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beggar
1. To exhaust the resources or ability; to defy. 2. To impoverish.
gloaming
Twilight; dusk.
nebbish
A pitifully timid or ineffectual person.
panegyric
A formal or elaborate oration in praise of someone or something; eulogy.
contumely
Contemptuous or insulting treatment arising from arrogance.
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folderol
1. Nonsense; foolishness. 2. A trifle; gewgaw.
risible
1. Laughable; ludicrous. 2. Disposed to laugh. 3. Relating to laughter.
equipoise
1. A state of balance. 2. Something that serves as a counterbalance.
mephitic
Poisonous or foul-smelling.
paean
An expression of praise, joy, or triumph, traditionally in the form of a song.
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stenosis
A narrowing of a passage, vessel, or an opening in the body.
anemometer
An instrument for measuring the speed of wind.
epigraph
1. An inscription on a building or statue. 2. A quotation introducing a book or a chapter.