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beholden

obligated; indebted; owing thanks; obliged or indebted from gratitude

disseminate

to spread widely (ideas, information, etc.)

bleak

cold or cheerless; frigid; unlikely to be favorable; depressing

beguile

to charm, to entrance

cacophonous

very noisy; unpleasant sounding

evanescent

quickly fading or disappearing, short-lived

dearth

a lack, a scarcity; paucity

obstinate

stubborn; hard to control or treat

rescind

to cancel, annul

contrivance

something contrived; machine or apparatus; clever deceitful plan; scheme

avarice

greed

extraneous

irrelevant, unrelated, or unnecessary

accentuate

to emphasize, show off

servile

slavish; cringing; submissive

parsimony

extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources

apex

the highest point

insuperable

invincible, super

belie

to prove false

reverent

respectful; worshipful

intractable

unruly; difficult to manage

demarcation

the setting or marking of boundaries or limits as a line of demarcation

abstruse

difficult to understand

exploit

to take advantage of

extricate

to free, to disentangle

ignominy

shame

esoteric

mysterious, obscure

ratify

to approve, give formal approval to, confirm

vacillate

to waver, to hesitate

emaciated

skeletal; extra skinny

stipulate

state as a necessary condition (of an agreement); make express conditions; specify

ambiguous

unclear or doubtful in meaning

quiescent

quiet; still; inactive

florid

ruddy; (of a complexion) reddish; flowery; very ornate

delineate

To describe accurately

discount

disregard; deduct from a cost

inclusive

tending to include all

inundate

to flood, to overflow

desultory

aimless, random, skipping around

morose

depressed

paucity

scarcity

perpetuate

to make permanent or long lasting; make perpetual

rarefied

made less dense (of a gas)

pretentious

putting on an act

endorse

to support

dismiss

eliminate from consideration; no longer consider

insurmountable

overwhelming; unbeatable; insuperable; impossible to overcome

pernicious

very harmful; deadly; very destructive

affable

sociable; pleasant; friendly

sycophant

servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man

susceptible

vulnerable

adversity

great hardship or affliction; misfortune; calamitous event

facetious

humorous; lighthearted

abundant

plentiful; possessing riches or resources

derivative

unoriginal; taken from something already existing

parody

humorous imitation; spoof; takeoff; travesty

prudent

careful; wise

certitude

certainty

supplanted

displaced, replaced

obdurate

stubborn, pigheaded

fastidious

meticulous, paying close attention to detail

idiosyncrasy

a peculiar personality trait

remission

the temporary reduction or disappearance of the symptoms of a disease; forgiveness

detached

aloof, reserved

lament

to mourn; to grieve

decorum

proper behavior; orderliness and good taste in manners

raze

to demolish; to eradicate

attenuated

weakened

resolve

determination; resolution; firmness of purpose

abound

to be plentiful, be filled; replete

articulate

able to express something well in words

fanaticism

excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause

qualified

limited, conditional

impede

to block or prevent

prattle

to gossip, to talk without meaning, to babble

stolid

unemotional; stoic

volatile

explosive; tending to change quickly

acknowledge

recognize; admit

querulous

constantly complaining; peevish

verbose

wordy

mercurial

rapidly changing

inadvertently

unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly

consensus

general agreement

enhance

to increase; to make greater (as in value, reputation, or usefulness); improve

laconic

brief and to the point; using few words; terse

ascetic

one who lives a holy life, one who lives without luxury

extrapolated

predicted on the basis of existing data; extended

uniformity

sameness; monotony

odious

disgusting; repulsive; repellent

luxuriant

abundant; growing healthily and in large amounts; excessively ornate

scanty

meager; insufficient

proponent

supporter; advocate

attrition

a gradual reduction or weakening through sustained pressure

reprove

to mildly criticize

apprehension

worry; doubt

exacerbate

to worsen; aggravate

detractor

a person who gives negative criticism

contentious

quarrelsome; controversial

respite

break; a period of relief or rest

discourse

serious speech, writing or conversation; formal discussion

perfunctory

cursory, hastily done