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Delusion

Belief that is maintained even with evidence against it.

Dementia

Impairment of certain brain functions.

catastrophe

event causing great destruction

Hysteria

Uncontrollable emotion.

Stigmatized

Describing something as disgraced.

Castigate

Reprimand severely.

Reprimand

rebuke, expression of sharp disapproval or criticism

Demonized

Portrayed as wicked.

Deified

Worship like a god.

Abridged

Piece of text shortened.

Annotated

Add notes or comments.

Antedated

Came before something in date.

Complementary

Enhancing quality of one and another.

Complimentary

Giving praise.

Alienating

Cause to feel isolated.

Lascivious

Revealing offensive sexual desire.

Embody

Be an expression of.

Prescient

Foretell the future.

Preternatural

An event that goes beyond nature.

Preordained

Decide on something before it happens.

Pithy

Concise, to the point.

Lionized

Given celebrity status.

Indemnify

Have all consequences dropped.

Venerate

Treat with great respect.

Actuarial

Analyzing statistics to determine risk.

Quotidian

Common.

Caustic

Sharp.

Slanderous

False.

Progeny

Descendant.

Vicissitude

An unhappy occurrence.

Serendipity

A happy event.

Abreast

To remain current.

Akimbo

Hands on hips.

Askance

Look at with disapproval.

Subservient

Obeying.

Obtuse

Slow-witted.

Apologist

Defends something controversial.

Proponent

Advocate, supporter.

Catalyst

Something or someone that creates change.

Mercenary

Someone getting paid for their efforts.

Lackey

Someone that is obeying another.

Demarcate

Set boundaries of.

Whitewash

Cover unpleasant information.

Trumpet

Speak loudly of.

Dissolute

Lacking in morals.

Improvident

Not improving for the future, not careful.

Taciturn

Quiet.

Acerbic

Sharp or sarcastic.

Inimical

Harmful or hostile.

Emblematic

Represent of.

Enigmatic

Difficult to understand.

Virtue

Behavior with high morals, righteousness.

Grandiloquent

Pretentious.

Pragmatic

Useful, practical.

Utilitarian

Practical, useful.

Quixotic

Useful.

Posit

To say or claim.

Cajole

To convince, persuade.

Homily

Lecture, sometimes religious.

Catharsis

Emotional release.

Insensibly

Unaware or incapable of perception.

Listlessly

Unenergetically.

Insouciance

Carelessly.

Profundity

Deep insight.

Mendaciously

Dishonest.

Warily

Cautiously.

Panned

Negatively reviewed, usually refers to movies.

Roundly

Leave with no doubt.

Lauded

Praised highly, admired.

Elucidate

To make something clear.

Denigrate

Criticize unfairly.

Didactic

Intended to instruct.

Disdain

Feeling something is unworthy.

Contrast

Differentiate strikingly.

Autonomy

Right to self-government.

Screed

Long, tedious speech or writing.

Impugn

To dispute validity.

Antiquity

Ancient past.

Objective

Not influenced by personal feelings.

Erudite

Knowledgeable.

Assiduous

Showing great care.

Enumerate

Mention one by one.

Analogous

Comparable in certain aspects.

Levies

A tax or fee that is imposed.

Inconsequential

Not significant.

Burgeoned

Increased rapidly.

Misanthropic

Ill-will towards humanity.

Cynicism

Interpreting others' behavior based solely on self-interest.

Diffident

Shyness due to a lack of confidence.

Humility

A low view of one's importance.

Garrulity

Talkativeness.

Obsequiousness

Displaying exaggerated flattery.

Debilitating

Damaging.

Paucity

Lack of something.

Dearth

Scarcity, lack of something.

Infallibility

The inability to be wrong.

Unsubstantiated

Not supported by evidence.

Nascent

Coming into being.

Evanescent

Not lasting very long.

Arbitrary

Not based on reason, random.