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disdain
hatefulness and disgust
devoid
an absence of somthing
sporadic
occurring irregularly
volatile
explosive
posthumous
occurring after death
acrimonious
angry and bitter
effete
having lost strength
cavil
to raise frivolous objections
epiphany
a sudden realization
stagnate
standing still and not moving
scapegoat
someone who takes the blame for others
pristine
clean and in perfect condition
repugnant
disgusting and unacceptable
relic
something saved from an earlier time
partisan
a member from a certain party or cause
querulous
always complaining
sumptuous
showing obvious signs of wealth and comfort
vicarious
living through someone else
sycophant
a suck up
reticent
quiet
effervescent
bubbly, lively
lucid
clear headed
pugnacious
combative and likes to fight
insipid
boring
tawdry
tacky, showy but cheap
urbane
sophisticated and elegant
sobriety
being sober
scoff
to mock and ridicule
respite
a period of rest
forlorn
pitifully sad and lonely
odyssey
a long and eventful experience
protean
able to change easily or frequently
fiasco
complete failure
idiosyncrasy
something weird and unexplainable
rankle
to annoy and iritate
decimate
to destroy a large part of a group
narcissism
excessive admiration of yourself
incumbent
an official of government currently holding office
succumb
to give in
precarious
uncertain and insecure
foray
a sudden attack or raid
apolitical
not political
prosaic
normal and common
linchpin
the most critical person in an organization or team
symbiotic
mutually benefitial
suffuse
gradually spread through something
putative
assumed to be
inequity
not equal or fair
hewn
to shape or sculpt
tedious
tiresome and repetative
cull
to pick out from a large group
saw (n)
a wise saying
tout
to praise
hale
healthy and strong
dank
damp and musty
zephyr
a light wind
puckish
playful and teasing in a mischievous way
muse (v)
to be in deep thought
mnemonic
a memory device
liability
responsibility for something
despotic
totally in charge
gullible
easily deceived for tricked
guile
trickery
exonerate
to clear blame for a fault and wrongdoing
cliche
an overused and unoriginal phrase
trite
overused and not new
melancholy
feeling sad for no reason
choleric
bad-tempered and irritable
phlegmatic
calm and stoik
sanguine
positive and optimistic
galvanize
to motivate into action
lethargic
sluggish and uniterested
conundrum
a riddle or problem
auspicious
favorable and expecting success
prevaricate
to lie
curtail
to cut short
travesty
a false representation
mentor
and experienced teacher or advisor
chagrin
regret and displeasure
shibboleth
a custom that distinguishes a group of people
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