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abhor
to regard with extreme repugnance; to detest utterly; to loathe.
accolade
praise, an award.
ascetic
one who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation; absent of luxury.
bequeath
to hand down, to give or to leave in a will.
charlatan
one who claims to know something that he does not, a quack (comnman.)
conflagration
a large fire.
dearth
a lack, a scarcity.
diffidence
shyness, reserve, unassertiveness.
effervescent
showing high spirits.
ethereal
heavenly, usually delicate, light, lacking material substance, intangible.
expunge
to remove, to erase.
guile
deceitfulness, duplicity.
implausible
not believable.
incongruity
nonconformity, disagreement, incompatibility.
insularity
qualities of an island; narrow-mindedness of an opinion ( isolated. )
morose
being sullen or gloomy.
placate
to appease ornto pacify by making concessions.
poignant
piercing, incisive, and keen ( strongly affecting emotions.)
provincial
lacking sophistication, narrow-minded.
reiterate
to repeat - a statement, often in new words.
spontaneous
having no external cause, acting on impulse.
synthesis
combining parts into a whole.
toxic
poisonous.
vigilant
very alert, watchful.
voluble
ability to use words easily, fluent and glub (talkative.)
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