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adjunct
something joined or added to a thing but not necessarily a part of it
anomalous
out of place, abnormal
belligerent
waging war; inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness; bellicose, pugnacious, combative, quarrelsome
censure
to blame or to condemn; denounce, reprehend, reprobate
compliance
a yielding; acquiescence
defile
to make dirty, to desecrate, to pollute; taint; contaminate
diligent
characterized by steady, attentive and energetic effort in a pursuit or study
expedient
appropriate for a purpose but not necessarily moral, right, or just
flout
to treat with contempt; scoff, jeer, gibe, sneer, mock, insult
galling
very irritating
heralded
announced or publicized
incantation
a spell, written or recited formula of words designed for a particular effect
indigenous
native to a certain area; aboriginal, endemic, native
luscious
very pleasant to the taste
nomadic
characterized by moving about from place to place as nomads; transient
parry
to deflect or to ward off a blow
precipitate
to cause to speedily occur, to throw headlong
pungent
sharp or irritating to the taste or smell, acrid; piquant, poignant, racy
ratify
to give formal approval
sagacious
wise, shrewd, very discerning
slovenly
messy, untidy, careless
spiteful
full of spite or malice; malicious; malevolent; vengeful, cruel, rancorous
tangential
slightly connected, divergent
taper
to decrease in thickness or width
vagrant
a wanderer who does not have a home
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