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pander
v
to exploit weaknesses of others, to cater to the vices of others
cajole, indulge
otiose
adj
useless, futile
unimportant, worthless
puerile
adj
childish, juvenile
immature, infantile
aleatory
n
dependent on luck or chance
unintentional, accidental
asperity
n
roughness or harshness, severity
acerbity, irascibility
renunciation
n
rejection, refusal to acknowledge
denial, refusal
unimpeachable
adj
unquestionable, beyond doubt
trustworthy, infallible
inveigh
v
to disapprove angrily, to protest
berate, condemn, remonstrate
lionize
v
to assign great social important to, to treat as a celebrity
acclaim, exalt, honor
allay
v
to relieve, to alleviate
calm, ease, pacify
vitiate
v
to corrupt morally, to contaminate
defile, spoil, devalue
recalcitrant
adj
stubbornly resistant, showing opposition
defiant, insubordinate, unwilling
exegesis
n
an explanation of a text, a critical interpretation
analysis, exposition, commentary
ameliorate
v
to make better, to improve
enhance, upgrade
profligate
adj
wasteful and immoral
licentious, decadent
