Lang Vocab 3

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inexorable

impossible to stop or prevent

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perpetual

never ending or changing; continuing forever

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inherent

belonging by nature or habit; intrinsict

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improvident

not having or showing foresight; not given careful consideration

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exuberant

filled with or characterized by lively energy and excitement

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unassailable

unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated

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euphemism

a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered too harsh

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intrinsic

belonging naturally; essential

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vigilant

carefully observant or attentive

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proliferate

increase rapidly in numbers

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raze

completely destroy

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ubiquitous

appearing everywhere, being very common

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bellicose

demonstrating aggression, a natural disposition to fight

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totemic

symbolic of a particular concept

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subjugation

action of bringing someone or something under domination or control

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benign

not harmful in effect or gentle

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antagonistic

showing or feeling active opposition or hostility toward someone or something

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incoherent

expressed in an incomprehensible or confusing way; unclear

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utilitarian

designed to be useful or practical or rather than attractive

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besieged

surrounded by armed forced to prevent people/supplies getting in or our

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acolytes

an assistant or follower

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flagrant

conspicuously or obviously offensable

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panorama

any wide-angle view or representation of a physical space

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profuse

abundant

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exacerbating

make a problem worse

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infatuation

an intense but short-lived passion or admiration

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meddle

to interfere with something that is none of one’s business

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infelicities

something inappropriate, usually a remark or expression

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platitude

a remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful

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calamitously

a disastrous event marked by great loss creating distress or suffering

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objective

not influenced by personal feelings, opinions, or interpretations; factual and unbiased

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condemn

to pronounce guilty; to express complete disapproval of

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disillusioned

disappointment resulting from the discovery that something is not as good as once believed to be

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indignant

angered by something unjust

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cynical

believing in the worst of human nature