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insolvent
unable to pay debts; bankrupt
malign
speak evil of; slander
neophyte
beginner
partial
favoring one side or person over another; biased
portend
foretell
welter
chaotic mass or jumble
mettle
courage; spirit
proviso
condition or restriction
pungent
sharp; penetrating
querulous
given to complaining; peevish
personification
the attribution of human speech or feeling to an inanimate object
parable
a story designed to convey a moral lesson
motif
recurring thematic element
epiphany
a sudden, intuitive insight into the nature or meaning of something
restive
impatient or nervous under restriction; restless