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Iconoclastic

attacking cherished traditions;

Grueling

exhausting;

Equivocation

deliberately unclear language

Turmoil

extreme confusion; great commotion and confusion;

Epicurean

believing that pleasure is good and suffering is bad and should be avoided;

Mollify

soothe an angry person

Intimidate

frighten;

Enumerate

count out; list

Concurrent

Occurring or acting together

Pristine

Flawless, immaculate

Unmitigated

not moderated; unrelieved or immoderate; without qualification; absolute

Ersatz

fake; inferior substitute

Remunerate

To compensate

Abnegation

renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation

Preclude

prevent

Eschew

To deliberately avoid or abstain from

Cognizant

Observant, aware

Rhetoric

persuasive language

Stagnant

not flowing (often bad-smelling); motionless; stale; not developing; inactive; dull

Mediate

settle a dispute through the services of an outsider; act as an intermediary;

Exculpatory

clearing from blame

Conflate

to mix up, to mix together

Pecuniary

Relating to money

Disingenuous

Not sincere; pretending to know less than one does

Predicament

difficult situation; tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma

Modulate

tone down in intensity; change the intensity or tone of; regulate;

Invasive

tending to spread aggressively; intrusive.

Archetypal

Ultimate example or model, perfect representation

Quintessence

purest and highest embodiment; perfect example; apotheosis; most essential element

Exigent

urgent; demanding immediate attention

Ponderous

having great weight; weighty; unwieldy; lacking lightness; dull;

Taciturn

speaking little, reticent

Belated

delayed

Affluence

wealth and status

Evasive

not frank; trying to hide the truth; eluding; evading;

Sagacity

Wisdom ; especially from age and experience

Prodigious

Huge, immense

Stickler

perfectionist; person who insists things be exactly right

Extrapolate

infer from known information

Summation

act of finding the total; summing-up; summary

Deprecate

To disapprove of

Minutiae

petty or trivial details;

Repudiate

To denounce or cast off in public

Encroach

To trespass, to go onto property illegally

Baseless

Without foundation; unfounded

Munificence

generosity

Scorch

sear;

Facetious

Humorous, lighthearted

Eulogize

To praise in a speech (esp. during funeral)

Impair

To handicap, to prevent, to disable

Pertinent

suitable; to the point; relevant

Vicissitude

change (esp. from good to bad); change of fortune;

Pedantic

bookish; showing off learning; marked by an excessive ostentatious concern for book learning;

Antithesis

Exact opposite

Fallow

Land left unplowed/unseeded to restore fertility; figuratively, inactive or unproductive.

Ubiquity

presence everywhere or in many places especially simultaneously

Fatuous

Vapid, foolish

Permissive

Allowing or characterized by great freedom, often excessively lenient

Propriety

fitness; quality of being proper; correct conduct; conformity to prevailing customs and usages

Chimerical

Fanciful, Imagined

Unassailable

not open to attack; impregnable; not subject to question

Injurious

harmful; causing injury

Forsake

desert; abandon; renounce

Furtive

Secretive, on the sly

Laudable

Praiseworthy

Feckless

Useless, ineffective

Attrition

Gradual reduction in strength, numbers, or effectiveness through sustained pressure.

Circumspect

prudent; cautious; acting after careful thought

Escapism

avoiding reality by diverting oneself with amusements.

Volatile

Explosive, tending to change quickly

Vantage

position giving an advantage (such as a strategic point);

Marginalize

to relegate to an unimportant or powerless position within a society or group

Proclivity

a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition toward a particular thing.

Amnesia

loss of memory

Forbearance

Patience, restraint

Jurisdiction

Sphere or area of power

Abound

Filled with, replete

Prosperous

successful; rich; affluent; well-to-do; well-off

Latent

Dormant, sleeping or hidden talent/ability

Ignoble

Shameful, unworthy

Wither

dry up from loss of moisture; lose freshness; shrivel; decay

Misconstrue

interpret incorrectly; misinterpret; misjudge

Provincial

Narrow minded, unsophisticated

Forestall

To delay, block

Clout

great influence (especially political or social); hard blow with fist

Germinate

cause to sprout; sprout

Apprise

inform

Uncanny

Peculiar, unusual

Variegated

multicolored

Resplendent

Shining, glowing

Abject

wretched; as low as possible; lacking pride; very humble; showing lack of self-respect;

Abjure

To renounce or take back something said

Avert

prevent; avoid; turn away (eyes or thought);

Inverse

opposite

Proliferation

rapid growth; spread; multiplication.

Utopian

someone who believes in an ideal world

Effacement

wiping out; (self-effacement = excessive modesty)

Sycophantic

Flattering in order to gain something

Altruist

A selfless person concerned with others’ welfare

Venturesome

bold; adventurous; daring; (of an action) risky