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Badinage
Playful, teasing talk
Debauchery
Corruption; Self-indulgence
Necromancy
Magic, especially that practiced by a witch
Blandishment
Flattery
Fastidious
Hard to please; Fussy
Halcyon
Calm; Pleasant
Malapropism
A word humorously misused
Garner
To gather; To acquire
Kismet
Destiny; Fate; Fortune (one’s lot in life)
Hegira
Flight; Escape
Paradigm
A model; An example
Ambiance
The mood or quality of
Regress
To move backward
Bilious
Bad tempered; Cross
Gumption
Courage and initiative; Common sense
Salutary
Healthful; Wholesome
Empathy
An understanding of another’s feelings
Redundant
Repetitious; Using more words than is needed
Impinge
To encroach; To trespass
Brevity
Briefness; A short duration
Nirvana
A condition of great peace or happiness
Animosity
Hatred
Despicable
Contemptible; Hateful
Harlequin
A clown
Savant
A person of extensive learning; An eminent scholar
Obsequious
Excessively submissive or overly attentive
Offal
Garbage; Waste parts
Hoi Polloi
The common people; The masses
Lascivious
Lustful or lewd
Cataract
A large waterfall
Recoil
To retreat; To draw back
Orthography
Correct spelling
Endemic
Confined to a particular country or area
Aggrandize
To increase the range of; To expand
To make appear larger
Saturnine
Gloomy; Sluggish
Paleontology
A science dealing with prehistoric life through the study of fossils
Shibboleth
A word or pronunciation that distinguishes someone as of a particular group
Bombast
Impressive but meaningless language
Panache
Self-confidence; A showy manner
Mendacious
Lying; False; Deceitful
Obviate
To prevent; To get around
Paroxysm
A sudden outburst; A fit
Deign
To lower oneself before an inferior
Flaunt
To show off
Elicit
To draw forth; To call forth
