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delineate
to describe accurately
nefarious
extreme wickedness
vernacular
everyday speech;slang
brawn
muscular strength
tout
to publicly brag
enhance
to intensify; to improve
hindrance
obstacle in the way of something
efface
to erase; to rub out
glutton
someone who consumes too much food/drink
hiatus
a break; vacation
querulous
grumbling;grumpy
engender
to create; to cause
obliterate
to destroy completely
copious
abundant; plentiful
obscure
dark, unknown; hard to understand
extol
to praise highly
pugnacious
eager to fight
quell
to calm, pacify; suppress, to quiet
artisan
a person who is skillful with his/her hands
kindle
to start a fire; ignite or arouse
sage
a wise person/to be wise through experience, reflections
assail
to attack with words or force
fecund
fertile; productive
deride
to ridicule; make fun of
idyllic
naturally peaceful
distend
to swell; to expand
amorous
feeling loving, especially in a sexual sense
expidite
to speed up the progress of
decorous
proper; in good taste
vacuous
lacking ideas or intelligence
didactic
intended to teach; morally instructive
volatile
highly unstable; explosive
juxtapose
to place side by side
histrionic
overly dramatic
discordant
lacking harmony or agreement
exasperate
to annoy thoroughly
scrutinize
to examine carefully
benevolent
gentle; kind
corroborate
to confirm;back up with evidence
incandescent
brilliant; giving off heat or light
Bucolic
charmingly rural
Pretentious
making false claims about oneself; attempting to impress by pretending to have greater importance, talent, etc. than one actually has
Gullible
easily deceived
Convivial
fond of partying; festive
Discreet
sneaky, unnoticeable
Discrete
unconnected; separate; distinct
Fabricate
to construct a lie
Gesticulate
to make gestures, especially when speaking
Laud
to praise; to applaud
Belabor
to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extend
Reiterate
to say again, to repeat
Conflagration
a huge fire; an inferno
Induce
to cause something to happen
Soporific
causing sleep, very boring
Anarchy
lawlessness; an absence of government or control
Strident
shrill; high-pitched
Nonchalant
not showing any concern or worry
Malleable
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ancient, outdated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
Assiduous
hardworking; busy
Indulgent
lenient; yielding to desire
Avarice
greed; excessive desire for riches
Squander
to waste
Penurious
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 vitality
Virulent
extremely poisonous; full of hate
Contemptous
expressing disdain; showing lack of respect
Enigma
a mystery
Labyrinth
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 feeling guilt
Incessant
unceasing; never stopping
Prevaricate
to deviate from the truth
Imperceptible
difficult to perceive by the senses; barely noticeable
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