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(8.1) Parse
(Verb) Analyze by breaking into parts
(8.2) Rapport
(Noun) A harmonious or sympathetic relationship
(8.3) Pecuniary
(Adjective) Of or relating to money, requiring payment of money
(8.4) Cavort
(Verb) Behave in a festive or high spirited manner
(8.5) Cajole
(Verb) Persuade with flattery, appeals, or soothing words
(8.6) Contraband
(Noun) Smuggled goods
(8.7) Perpetuate
(Verb) To make something continue indefinitely (+ or -)
(8.8) Innate
(Adjective) Inborn, native, inherent
(8.9) Insinuate
(Verb) Suggest or hint something negative
(8.10) Dichotomy
(Noun) A contrast between two things that are entirely different
(9.1) Wily
(Adjective) Sly; Clever and deceiving
(9.2) Affluent
(Adjective) Having a great deal of money, wealthy
(9.3) Elude
(Verb) Evade; escape
(9.4) Harbinger
(Noun) Person or thing that comes before a specific event
(9.5) Integral
(Noun) Necessary for completeness
(9.6) Poignant
(Adjective) Strongly felt; usually sadness
(9.7) Enigma
(Noun) Puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation
(9.8) Litany
(Noun) long or tedious account
(9.9) Quell
(Noun) to extinguish; put down or suppress
(10.1) Loquacious
(Adjective) being very talkative
(10.2) Prudent
(Adjective) Cautious, careful, exercising good judgment
(10.3) Emulate
(Verb) To equal or beat, typically through imitation
(10.4) Integrity
(Noun) Adherence to moral and ethical principles
(10.5) Deviate
(Verb) Depart from an established course or standards
(10.6) Repugnant
extremely distasteful; unacceptable
(10.7) Accentuate
(Verb) To stress, single out as important
(10.8) Draconian
(Adjective) Unusually severe or cruel
(10.9) Circumvent
(Verb) To go around or to bypass; avoid failure through deception
(11.1) Flourish
(Verb) Grow vigorously
(11.2) Redundant
(Adjective) Not needed, or useful: unnecessary
(11.3) Meticulous
(Adjective) Great attention to detail
(11.4) Rudimentary
(Adjective) Involving or limited to basic principles
(11.5) Pyrrhic
(Adjective) Describing a victory with a heavy cost
(11.6) Laconic
(Adjective) Using a few words as possible when speaking
(11.7) Xenophile
(Noun) Person who likes foreigners or foreigner things
(11.8) Nascent
(Adjective) Beginning to exist or develop
(12.1) Manifesto
(Noun) A public declaration of beliefs
(12.2) Incessant
(Adjective) Continuing without interruption
(12.3) Paradigm
(Noun) Widely accepted truths, or beliefs
(12.4) Futile
(Adjective) Ineffective, useless, not successful
(12.5) Epiphany
(Noun) A moment of great or sudden revelation
(12.6) Galvanize
(Verb) To stimulate into action
(12.7) Voracious
(Adjective) Craving or consuming large amounts
(12.8) Proliferate
(Verb) Increase in number or spread rapidly
(12.9) Ostensible
(Adjective) Appearing to be true, but not actually true
(13.1) Ambiance
(Noun) Atmosphere or mood of a place
(13.2) Subterfuge
(Noun) A plan used to trick or deceive
(13.3) Extirpate
(Verb) Pull up or remove, as if by the roots
(13.4) Propensity
(Noun) Natural tendency or inclination
(13.5) Onus
(Noun) Difficult or disagreeable task, burden or obligation
(13.6) Attrition
(Noun) The action of wearing down resistance
(13.7) Rogue
(NADJECTIVE) A dishonest person; deviating from the norm
(13.8) Empathy
(Noun) The ability to understand and share feelings of another
(13.9) Inculcate
(Verb) Implant by repeated statement; cause someone to accept an idea
(14.1) Abscond
(Verb) Depart in a sudden and secret manner
(14.2) Skulk
(Verb) Move stealthily; lie in hiding
(14.3) Plausible
(Adjective) Credible, believable, seems worthy of acceptance
(14.4) Boon
(Noun) Timely blessing or benefit
(14.5) Aberration
(Noun) Deviating from normal, not typical
(14.6) Byzantine
(Adjective) Inflexible or complicated (sometimes result of age)
(14.7) Exemplar
(Noun) An ideal model to be copied to imitated
(14.8) Juxtapose
(Verb) To place side by side for comparison or contrast
(14.9) Machination
(Noun) A crafty plot designed with a sinister end in mind
(14.10) Ambiguity
(Noun) Uncertain of meaning or intention
(15.1) Slugabed
(Noun) One who stays in bed until a late hour; a sluggard
(15.2) Troglodyte
(Noun) One who is regarded as out of date
(15.3) Legerdemain
(Noun) A display of skill, trickery, or artful deception
(15.4) Motley
(Adjective) Incongruously varied in appearance or character
(15.5) Verbicide
(Noun) The act of or the person who willfully distorts the original meaning of a word
(15.6) Prattle
(Verb) To babble; talk without meaning
(15.7) Bequest
(Noun) Something left to someone in a will; legacy
(15.8) Indolent
(Adjective) Inclined to avoid exertion; lazy
(15.9) Crony
(Noun) A close friend or companion
(15.10) Extrude
(Verb) To force out, as through a small opening
(16.1) Panacea
(Noun) A remedy for all ills or difficulties
(16.2) Risible
(Adjective) Provoking laughter, worthy of laughter
(16.3) Perfidy
(Noun) The act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise of vow; betrayal
(16.4) Conundrum
(Noun) A confusing or difficult problem or question
(16.5) Sallow
(Adjective) Grayish greenish yellow color suggesting sickness
(16.6) Hubbub
(Noun) A loud mixture of sound or voices; activity
(16.7) Ruminate
(Verb) To think again and again, to muse, meditate, ponder, reflect
(16.8) Caterwaul
(Verb) To protest or complain noisily
(16.9) Vim
(Noun) Power; force; energy; spirit; activity; vigor
(16.10) Gearhead
(Noun) A tech enthusiast a person with a deep interest in the inner working of things
(17.1) Rakish
(Adjective) Smart, jaunty, dashing
(17.2) Futz
(NERB) To pass time in idleness or a fool, simpleton
(17.3) Gravitas
(Noun) High seriousness
(17.4) Bivouac
(NERB) an encampment (usually military); to make camp
(17.5) Lackadaisical
(Adjective) Lacking spirit or liveliness; showing lack of interest, listless
(17.6) Stymie
(Verb) Hinder, block or thwart
(17.7) Foment
(Verb) To instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development
(17.8) Boondoggle
(NERB) Work; to do work of little or no value merely to look busy
(17.9) Denouement
(Noun) The final outcome or solution of a story
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