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loquacious

(adj.) tending to talk a great deal

malapropism

(n.) the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase

malfeasance

(n..) wrongdoing or misconduct, especially by a public official

misnomer

(n.) a wrong name or inappropriate designation

necromancy

(v.) the supposed practice of communicating with the dead, especially in order to predict the future

nihilism

(n.) the rejection of all religious and moral principles, in the belief that life is meaningless

nomenclature

(n.) the devising or choosing of names for things

olfactory

(adj.) of or relating to the sense of smell

opprobrious

(adj.) expressing scorn or criticism

ostracize

(v.) to exclude from a group by common consent

palatial

(adj.) resembling a place

paramount

(adj.) superior to all others

patrician

(adj.) belonging to or characteristic of the aristocracy

polyglot

(n.) a person who knows and is able to use several languages

prestidigitation

(n.) magic tricks performed as entertainment

recapitulate

(v.) to retell or restate briefly

refute

(v.) to prove wrong by argument or evidence; to show to be false or erroneous

repose

(n;) a state of resting after exertion or strain

resilient

(adj.) able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions

revile

(v.) to criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner

scrupulous

(adj.) having moral integrity; acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper

sedition

(n.) incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority

sinecure

(n.) an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income

tawdry

(adj.) cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality

tenacious

(adj.) persistant in maintaining, adhering to, or seeking something valued or desired