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entropy

disorder or randomness.

plaudit

praise.

assailant

a person who attacks.

yean

to give birth to.

offshoot

something branched off.

antics

foolish behavior.

wangle

to obtain dishonestly.

nitpick

to find fault in little things.

duplicitous

dishonest.

scrumptious

delicious.

havoc

great destruction.

woeful

very sad.

inculcate

to instill.

fickle

likely to change.

maven

a specialist.

fanfare

ostentatious display.

volition

an act of willing.

munificence

kindness.

gnash

to grind teeth.

divine

relating to God.

incarceration

locking in prison.

indubitable

unable to doubt.

ebullient

very happy.

lax

not strict.

amorous

related to love.

junta

a small ruling group.

doleful

sad.

derivative

something branched off.

obsolescent

old, out-of-use.

guerrilla

band of soldiers harassing the enemy.

bromide

a tarnished phrase.

laud

to praise.

salient

prominent.

subversive

wanting to overthrow.

waive

to give up.

reticent

shy, silent.

prerogative

an exclusive right.

paucity

smallness of quantity.

autonomous

self-governing.

herald

to signal.

furtive

done secretly.

inclement

bad weather.

stifle

to suppress.

tantalize

to tease.

adulation

excessive devotion.

accost

to boldly approach.

diatribe

severe criticism.

benediction

a blessing.

neologism

a new word.

enamor

to fill with love.

buffoonery

foolish behavior.

equanimity

calmness.

flout

to treat with disdain.

guile

artful deception.

ethereal

delicate, light.

swoon

to faint.

decimate

to drastically reduce.

consternation

extreme worry.

doctrinaire

rigid.

expunge

to delete.

connoisseur

an expert.

peg

to secure.

fiasco

extreme humiliation.