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Squalid
sordid; dirty; marked by filthiness
Proliferating
multiplying; rapidly increasing in number
Sanctuary
a refuge; a place of worship
Elude
evade; clearly avoid
Inscrutable
obscure; not capable of being understood
Enigma
Puzzling; Mysterious
Delusion
a deception; a false idea or opinion
Purge
to cleanse; to purify; to free from impurities
Secular
worldly; not sacred or religious
Uncouth
lacking good manners, refinement, or grace.
Laconic
Using few words; brief, to the point
Loquacious
Talkative
Ingratiate
Bring oneself into favor with someone by flattering or trying to please them
Jeopardy
Danger; peril; vulnerability
Benign
Gentle; showing kindness of disposition
Pugnacious
Belligerent; combative; obnoxious
Dissipate
Scatter; vanish; to waste
Acquiesce
Assent; to accept passively or reluctantly
Denigrate
Defame; belittle; criticize unkindly
Rapacious
Aggressively greedy or grasping
Copious
abundant in supply or quantity
Obsolete
no longer produced or used; out of date
Palatable
edible; pleasant tasting; to one’s taste
Vehement
forcibly expressed; impassioned; fervid
Fruition
accomplishment; realization
Eradicate
exterminate; do away with completely
Extricate
to free; remove from entanglement
Malevolence
malice; hatred toward others; intention to harm
Outlandish
Something strikingly strange or unusual
Ambivalence
uncertainty in attitude; fluctuation
Recalcitrant
resistant; defiant of authority
Cogent
convincing; valid; forcibly appealing to the mind
Affluence
profusions; overflowing of wealth; an abundance
Astute
clever; shrewd; intellectually observant
Vindictive
revengeful; spiteful; wanting to hurt or harm
Catharsis
purification; cleansing of emotions
Insatiable
quenchless; incapable of being satisfied
Perpetual
everlasting; continuing forever
Vestige
remnant; that which is left
Clandestine
secretive; held or conducted secretly
Tacit
Understood without explanation; implicit
Manifest
Obvious; readily perceived by the senses
Inimitable
Impossible to copy; unique
Felicity
Great happiness; state of being happy
Accentuate
Emphasize; to accent something
Eccentric
Odd; deviating from a pattern/form
Debacle
Great disaster; fiasco; a tumultuous breakup
Ostracize
Exclusion; banishment; social exclusion
Ameliorate
Improve; to make better or more tolerable
Pernicious
Wicked; deadly; highly destructive
Morose
expressive of gloom; sullen; unsociable
Galvanize
shock or excite (someone) into taking action
Abject
sunk to or existing in a low state or condition; very bad or severe
Precarious
dangerous; unsafe; hazardous
Plethora
excess; superfluity; an overabundance
Aesthetic
artistic; relating to or dealing with beauty; appealing to the eye
Rapport
harmony; relation marked by accord
Haughty
having or showing a proud and superior attitude
Chide
to scold gently
Austerity
extreme economy; an ascetic practice
Taciturn
Reserved; uncommunicative
Sardonic
Grimly mocking; cynical
Trite
Lacking originality or freshness; overused
Insidious
Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects
Voracious
Gluttonous; extremely greedy; insatiable
Abhor
Hate
Disparate
Essentially different in kind; not allowing comparison
Placid
Calm; peaceful
Egregious
Conspicuously bad
Peruse
Examine or read thoroughly and carefully
Svelte
Slender; elegant
Conflagration
A large disastrous fire; conflict; war
Nullify
To counter; make unimportant
Incorrigible
Incapable of being corrected; unruly; unalterable
Formidable
Causing fear or dread; impressive
Innocuous
Harmless; inoffensive
Impunity
Freedom from punishment, harm, or loss
Placate
To calm the anger or bitterness of; appease
Petulant
Rude in speech or behavior; temporary ill humor
Indelible
Not able to be forgotten or removed
