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deliniate
To describe accurately
nafarious
extremely wicked
vernacular
everyday speech, slang, the language spoken in a particular region or by a specific group
brawn
muscular strength
tout
to publically brag, to attempt to sell something aggressively
enhance
intensify; improve
hindrance
obstacle in the way of something, slow progress
efface
to erase, to rub out
glutton
someone who eats/consumes to much
hiatus
break, vacation
querulous
grumbling, grumpy
engender
to create, cause
obliterate
to destroy completely
copious
abundant; plentiful
obscure
dark; unknown; hard to understand to cover to make unclear
extol
to praise highly
pugnacious
eager to fight
quell
to calm, to pacify, to put an end or suppress
artisan
a person skilled with their hands
kindle
to set fire to or ignite; excite or inspire
corroborate
to confirm, back up with evidence
amorous
Expressing love or the state of being in love
decorous
proper; in good taste
expediate
to speed up the progress of something
idyllic
naturally peaceful
juxtapose
to place side by side for comparison
incandescent
brilliant; giving off heat or light
exasperate
to annoy thoroughly
discordant
lacking harmony or agreement
volatile
highly unstable; explosive
distend
to swell; to expand
fecund
fertile; productive
sage
a wise man; to be wise through experience and reflection
vacuous
lacking ideas or intelligence
deride
to ridicule; to criticize or insult; critical or insulting
assail
to attack with words or force
benevolent
generous; kind; good
scrutinize
to examine closely
histrionic
overly dramatic
didactic
intended to teach; morally instructive
bucolic
charmingly rural
pretentious
making false claims about oneself, attempting to impress by pretending to be important or more talented
gullible
easily deceived
convivial
fond of partying; festive
discreet
sneaky, unnoticeable
discrete
unconnected; separate; distinct
fabricate
to construct a lie
getisculate
to make gestures, especially when speaking
laud
to praise, to applaud
belabor
to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent
reiterate
to say again; to repeat
conflagration
a huge fire; inferno
induce
to cause something to happen
soporific
tending to cause sleep; very boring
anarchy
lawlessness; an absence of government or control
strident
shrill; high-pitched
nonchalant
not showing any concern or worry
malieable
easy to shape or bend
ludicrous
absurd; ridiculous
abridge
to shorten or condense
lethargy
sluggishness;laziness
recondite
hard to understand; over one's head
conspicuous
standing out; obvious
archaic
ancient; outdated
imminent
just about to happen
predator
one that preys or destroys
coalesce
to fuse or unite
exalt
to glorify; to bring something to the status of a God
exult
to celebrate
extraneous
irrelevant; unnecessary
incantation
a chant, often as part of a song or the casting of a spell
assuage
to soothe; to relieve
insuperable
incapable to being overcome or solved
penurious
hardworking; busy
indulgent
lenient; yielding to desire
avarice
greed; excessive desire for riches
squander
to waste
assiduous
stingy; wanting to hold onto one's money; relating to great poverty
debunk
to prove a fact or experiment wrong
eccentric
unconventional; a little kooky
desiccate
to dry out
diverse
different, various
loquacious
talking too much or a lot
maudlin
wallowing in self-pity
farcical
absurd, ridiculous
vibrant
lively, full of life
virulent
extremely poisonous, full of hate
contemptuous
expressing disdain, showing lack of respect
enigma
a mystery
labrynth
a maze or something similar to a maze
lucid
clear, easy to understand
repudiate
to reject, to disown, to renounce
superficial
relating to the surface, shallow
primordial
formed a long time ago, primitive
mellifluous
sweetly flowing, musical, pleasant to hear
provincial
limited in outlook, narrow-minded, unsophisticated
contrite
admitting felling guilt
incessant
unceasing, never stopping
prevericate
to deviate from the truth
imperceptible
difficult to perceive by the senses, barely noticeable