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augment
to make larger, increase
benevolent
kindly, charitable
craven
cowardly
diffident
shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved
extant
still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost
ingenuous
innocent, simple; frank, sincere
intimation
a hint, indirect suggestion
jeopardy
danger; peril
muse
to think about in a dreamy way, ponder
nonchalant
cool and confident, unconcerned
plod
to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly
suppress
to stop by force, put down
vociferous
loud and noisy; compelling attention
ambidextrous
able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical
belligerent
hostile and aggressive
culinary
of or related to cooking or the kitchen
dearth
(n.) a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine
extirpate
to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally
gibe
to utter taunting words; an expression of scorn
holocaust
a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering
inclement
stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
omniscient
knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding
pungent
causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting
rampant
growing without check, running wild
squalid
filthy, wretched, debased
suave
smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses
adroit
skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind
artifice
a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery
bequeth
to give or pass on as an inheritance
clemency
mercy
comprise
to include or contain; to be made up of
discern
to see clearly, recognize
implicate
to involve in; to connect with or be related to
multifarious
having great variety; numerous and diverse
opulent
wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose
quintessence
the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
redress
to set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury
scrupilous
exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled
truculent
(adj.) fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh
venal
open to or marked by bribery or corruption
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