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Ambivalence

Uncertain as to which approach to follow

Beguile

To lead by deception

Calumny

The act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to harm another's representation

Faction

A party or group that is often contentious or self-seeking

Indignant

Feeling or showing anger because of something unjust or unworthy

Manifest

Readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight

Partisan

A firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person, especially one exhibiting blind, prejudiced, and unreasoning allegiance

Penitence

The quality or state of feeling humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

Prodigious

Extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree

Providence

Divine guidance or care

Schism

Formal division in or separation from a church or religious body.

Vanity

Inflated in oneself or one's appearance

Assuage

To lessen the intensity of something that pains or distresses

decadence

The process of becoming decayed or declining

hiatus

An interruption in time or continuity

Innuendo

An oblique allusion, hint, or insinuation

Inveigh

to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently

Jaded

fatigued by overwork

Meritorious

Deserving of honor or esteem

Petulant

Insolent or rude in speech or behavior

Surmise

A thought or an idea based off scanty evidence

Transcend

To outstrip or outdo in some attribute, quality, or power

Umbrage

A feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult

Unctuous

smooth or greasy in texture or appearance

Acculturate

To change through acquiring the culture of a particular society from infancy

Adventitious

Arising or occurring sporadically or in other than the usual location

Ameliorate

To make better or more tolerable

Bombastic

marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means

Epitome

a typical idea or example

ingratiate

to gain favor or favorable acceptance through deliberate effort

interloper

One that intrudes in a place or sphere of activity

nominal

Existing or being something in name or form only

occult

matters involving the action or influence of supernatural powers or some secret knowledge of them

permeate

To diffuse through or penetrate something

proclivity

an inclination or predisposition toward something, especially a strong inherent inclination toward something objectionable

stringent

marked by rigor, strictness, or severity, especially with regard to rule or standard

Affable

characterized by ease and friendliness

Amorphous

Being without definite character or nature

axiomatic

Taken for granted or self-evident

caveat

a modifying or cautionary detail to be considered when evaluating, interpreting, or doing something

erudite

having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying

insular

characteristic of an isolated people, especially being, having, or reflecting a narrow viewpoint

propensity

Often an intense natural inclination or preference

repudiate

To refuse to do anything with

Sangfroid

self-possession or a calm, impassive, or steady demeanor especially under strain

seditious

disposed to arouse or take part in or guilty of insurrection against lawful authority

soporific

Of, relating to, or marked by sleepiness or lethargy

tenuous

having little substance or strength

Arbiter

A person or agency whose judgement or opinion is considered authoritative

Brusque

Blunt in manner or speech often to the point of ungracious harshness

cajole

To persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance

demagogue

a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power

desecrate

To violate the sanctity of

fetter

To restrain from motion, action, or progress

grandoise

Impressive because of uncommon largeness, scope, effect, or grandeur

immutable

not capable of or susceptible to change

salutary

Producing a beneficial effect

sepulchral

Suited to or suggestive of tomb or receptacle for religious relics

transient

passing through or by a place with only a brief stay

vicarious

experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another

acrimonious

Caustic, biting, or rancorous, especially in feeling, language, or manner

beneficent

Doing or producing good

consternation

Amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion

disavow

To refuse to acknowledge or accept

expurgate

to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous

gauntlet

an open challenge (as to combat)

ignoble

Characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness

Kafkaesque

having a nightmarishly complex, bizarre, or illogical quality

mitigate

To make less severe or painful

prate

To talk long and idly

stalwart

marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit

surreptitious

Acting or doing something clandestinely