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nuance 
1
 | not influenced by emotions; having actual existence or reality |
| subtle or slight degree of difference; small difference in meaning |
| slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness |
obscure
2
| darken; make dim or indistinct; conceal in obscurity |
| former occupant of post; ancestor or forefather |
| traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion |
| foretell; serve as an omen or a warning of; indicate by prediction |
orthodox
3
| traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion |
| flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped |
| not influenced by emotions; having actual existence or reality |
| make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; eliminate |
ostentatious
4
| harmful to living things; injurious to health |
| enthusiastically worded approval; round of applause |
| showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention |
| descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations |
overwrought
5
| inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning |
| descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations |
| follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
| extremely disturbed from emotion |
palpable
6
| foretell; serve as an omen or a warning of; indicate by prediction |
| deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; inadequate; feeble |
| traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion |
| tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable |
parsimonious
7
| excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal |
| tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome |
| foretell; serve as an omen or a warning of; indicate by prediction |
| sense that something is about to occur; anticipatory fear; premonition |
pathos
8
| tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings |
| tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome |
| all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
| lacking in insight or discernment; stupid |
patron
9
| showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention |
| benefactor; regular customer |
| having total knowledge; knowing everything |
| slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
plaintiff
10
| not influenced by emotions; having actual existence or reality |
| extremely disturbed from emotion |
| one who brings a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser |
| who acts in response to particular situations rather than upon abstract ideals; one who acts in a practical or straightforward manner |