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affluent

rich

feasible

possible, achievable

discern

recognize

sally

suddenly rush forth

consternation

a feeling of anxiety

precocious

reaching maturity early

perfunctory

done without care

chagrin

feeling of disappointment, humiliation

perverse

persisting in error, stubborn

deride

to ridicule, to make fun of

disparage

to discredit

laudable

praiseworthy

fiasco

complete and humiliating failure

masticate

to chew up

eschew

avoid

quell

put an end to, stop

voluble

talkative

confidant

close friend who you share your secrets

obsolescence

process of wearing out

dubious

doubtful

paroxysm

a sudden outburst

reprehensible

worthy of blame

skirmish

a small fight

arbitrary

based on a random choice

indigent

poor, needy

stymie

make something difficult to happen

flout

to mock or treat with contempt

cognizant

aware

turbulent

agitated

revert

to return

implacable

cannot be calmed down, inexorable

jurisdiction

power, range of authority

harass

to trouble

monolithic

massively solid

fray

a fight

effigy

a likeness (usually of a hated person)

terminate

to end

forthwith

immediately

exacerbate

to make worse

oust

to eject

emaciated

extremely thin; wasted away

surge

to rush suddenly

tranquil

quiet

sanctuary

A place of protection

to ascend

to rise

malnutrition

lack of proper nutrition

afflict

to trouble greatly, to distress

besiege

to surround

privation

Lack of basic necessities

sinister

evil, ominous

ubiquitous

existing everywhere

remote

far away, distant

thwart

prevent from accomplishing something.

harbinger

advanced notice

malignant

likely to cause death

excruciating

extremely painful, agonizing

respite

a period of relief

reverberating

reechoing, resounding

fretful

worrisome, irratiable

succumb

to give away, surrender

impresario

organizer

extortion

getting money by threats

adverse

unfavorable, harmful

asset

a valuable thing to have

bigot

a person who is intolerant of other people or ideas

blatant

disagreeably loud

entourage

group of attendants

virulent

full of hate, harmful

venom

poison

spew

throw up, vomit, eject

loath

unwilling, reluctant

solicit

to beg, seek earnestly

astute

keen, clever

advocate

to be in favor of, to support

ineffectual

not effective

scrutinize

examine closely

nefarious

villainous, vicious

amicable

friendly, peaceful

vexatious

annoying

malady

disease

inclement

stormy, harsh

peruse

to read carefully

premonition

forewarning of a future event

desist

to cease, stop

recoil

to draw back, as with fear or pain

pertinent

relevant to a particular matter

mastiff

large dog

obsess

to haunt

doleful

sad

wan

sickly pale

histrionics

display of emotions to manipulate

elusive

hard to grasp

frustrate

to counteract

symptomatic

having to do with signs or symptoms

interject

to insert, interrupt

inert

unable to act or move

salient

outstanding

imminent

about to happen

squeamish

easily shocked, over sensitive

engrossed

absorbed