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abhor
to regard with extreme repugnance; to detest utterly; to loathe
accolade
praise, an award
ascetic
one who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation; absent of luxury
bequeath
to hand down, to give or to leave in a will
charlatan
one who claims to know something that he does not, a quack
conflagration
a large fire
dearth
a lack, a scarcity
diffidence
shyness, reserve, unassertiveness
effervescent
showing high spirits
ethereal
heavenly, unusually delicate, light, lacking material substance, intangible
expunge
to remove, to erase
guile
deceitfulness, duplicity
implausible
not believable
incongruity
nonconformity, disagreement, incompatibility
insularity
qualities of an island; narrow-mindedness of opinion
invective
an utterance of violent censure or verbal attack; a denunciation
placate
to appease or to pacify by making concessions
poignant
piercing, incisive, and keen
provincial
lacking sophistication, narrow-minded
reiterate
to repeat
acquiesce
to give in, to comply
affinity
a likeness, a natural relationship, a kinship
blasphemous
irreverent, profane
buttress
a support or prop
circumspect
careful to consider consequences, cautious, prudent
irony
a figure of speech in which the literal meaning is opposite of what is intended
spontaneous
having no external cause, acting on impulse
synthesis
combining parts into a whole
vigilant
very alert, watchful
voluble
ability to use words easily, fluent and glib
Corroboration
Confirmation
deplete
to use up gradually, to lessen in amount or value
despotic
ruling oppressively and absolutely ; tyrannical
emaciated
very thin (usually resulting from starvation) ; wasting away
empirical
based on observation or experiment and not on theory
extraneous
Not essential or vital
fallow
Inactive ; plowed but not sowed
homogenous
Of the same kind
hyperbole
Obvious exaggeration
incontrovertible
indisputable
inference
a reasonable conclusion from information actually presented
irascible
irritable, easily angered, cranky, cross
laconic
using a minimum of words; concise to the point of seeming rude
magnanimity
having a lofty, generous, and courageous spirit
obsequious
overly attentive, like a sycophant, servile
proliferation
an increase in number, multiplication
scrupulous
very principled, very careful and conscientious
surreptitious
secret, clandestine, stealthy
veracity
devotion to the truth
zeal
enthusiasm, fervor
ambiguous
having more than one meaning; unclear, uncertain
amiable
friendly, sociable, and congenial; civil and urbane
crass
coarse, crude, and unrefined
discursive
rambling, moving from one topic to another randomly
docile
easily managed, obedient, passive
estrange
to alienate, to separate
exonerate
to free from blame, obligation, or responsibility; to exculpate
gratuitious
given freely, unwarranted
indignation
anger as a result of something unjust
metonomy
the name of one object is substituted for something closely related to it.
induce
to bring on or to bring about
intractable
stubborn, difficult to manage
introspective
the quality of examining one's own mind or thoughts
lucid
easily understood, mentally sound
meticulous
taking great care
onomatopoeia
natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words such as “buzz” or “hiss”
plagiarize
to steal and to use another's writings as one's own
profuse
extravagantly abundant, flowing freely
munificent
very generous
recluse
a person who lives in solitude, a hermit
abstracted
removed in thought from the immediate situation, lost in one's own mind
adulation
extreme praise or admiration
adversity
misfortune, unfavorable happening
burgeon
to sprout, to newly emerge
chimera
a fantasy; a horrible creature of the imagination
oxymoron
contradictory terms are grouped together to suggest a paradox
sated
satisfied fully, indulged to excess
terse
concise
transient
quickly passing, fleeting
virtuoso
one skilled in the fine arts as an accomplished musician, a savant
culpable
deserving blame; guilty
decadent
decaying
entreaty
a plea, an earnest request
fatuous
foolish, silly in an obnoxious way, inane
indulgent
lenient, especially toward oneself
ineptness
lack of competence or judgment
ingrate
an ungrateful person
inundate
to flood, to overflow
miser
one who lives in wretched circumstances to save and hoard money
parody
a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing
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