
Description of misanthrope (noun) someone who dislikes people in general
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Description of paradox (noun: paradoxes) statement that seems to be self-contradictory
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Description of martinet (noun) someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms; moralist
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Description of privation (noun: privations) act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
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Description of ensconce (verb: ensconced; ensconced; ensconcing) fix firmly
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Description of askew (adverb) adcrookedly; slanted; at an angle
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Description of ennui (noun) the feeling of being bored by something tedious; tedium
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Description of franchise (noun: franchises) license to market a company's goods or services
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Description of pigment (noun: pigments) coloring material used as paint or dye
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Description of savant (noun: savants) someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field; pundit
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