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acerbic
Sharp or harsh
acumen
a person's ability to make good judgments and quick decisions
adherent
Strong supporter of something
adroit
skillful, clever
adversary
opponent
amphibious
relating to both land and water
anomaly
irregularity
aphorism
a brief statement of an idea
ascetic
practicing strict self-discipline
auspices
support or encouragement
austere
severe or strict self-discipline through psychological teachings
bastion
an institution defending certain standards
bulwark
a strong support or reinforcement
cardinal
crucial
cataclysm
a violent event that causes change to recover
chasten
to correct by means of punishment
clandestine
secretly kept
collegial
marked by equal division of authority
commensurate
to correspond in a suitable amount
consign
to give into the hands of another
consternation
feeling of anger of confusion due to something sudden
cosmopolitan
being multicultural and showing aspects from across the world
deferment
suspension
demarcation
a fixed boundary
denigrate
to condemn unfairly
despondent
feeling extremely discouraged
discretionary income
income remaining after tax reduction and expenses
ecumenical
representing worldwide Christian unity
emaciated
abnormally thin
espionage
use of spies to retain information from enemies
etymology
the study of the origin of words
eulogy
a speech in honor of the deceased
exacerbate
to worsen in quality or increase in violence
furlough
leave of absence
heinous
forceful
iconoclast
a person who criticizes beliefs
impunity
exemption from punishment
incumbent
a person currently holding office
infidel
something with opposing beliefs that do not accept a particular faith
kamikaze
a suicidal mission
libertarianism
a political belief that the government should interfere as little as possible with the people
materiel
military equipment
mitigate
to weaken
moratorium
a designated time period for suspending activity
nostrum
a questionable remedy
odyssey
an epic joir
oligarchy
a government in which only a few people are in command
overleverage
to take on debt
patrician
an aristocrat
privation
the deprivation of human essentials
proponent
argument in favor of something
rancor
bitterness
reconnaissance
a military survey of enemy territory
reforestation
the natural renewal of forests that have been depleted
repercussion
an unwelcome outcome
revile
to criticize abusively
saccharine
overly sweet
shantytown
area around a city that is settled by the poor
squalid
lowly and neglected
symbiotic
mutually beneficial relationship
thermonuclear
relating to a nuclear reaction over high temperatures
vitriolic
malicious
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