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ameliorate
(v) to make something better, particularly a bad situation or condition; to improve
banal
(adj) overused or common
bibliophile
(n) one who loves or collects books
culprit
(n) the person responsible for an unlawful or unallowable act; the guilty party
discomfort
(n) physical or mental pain or distress
exhume
(v) to remove from the ground something was buried, especially removing a body from a grave
fray
(v) to tear, cut, or pull the edges of a cloth or rope, so that the strings separate from each other
granule
(n) a small particle; a single grain, as of salt
habitual
(adj) usual; done by custom or habit
horde
(n) a large group or crowd; a mass of people or living things
inundate
(v) to overwhelm as if being bombarded by a large quantity of water
jovial
(adj) cheerful and joyous
kind-hearted
(adj) having a kind or gentle disposition
loath
(v) to hate or despise
monomania
(n) an obsession with a single thing or idea
nefarious
(adj) excessively or undeniably evil
outrage
(n) an action that is outlandishly offensive or vicious
philosophize
(v) to express an attitude or moral position; to espouse a philosophy
purloin
(v) to steal
resilience
(n) the ability to quickly or easily recover or regain a former state
suffrage
(n) the legal right to vote
tremulous
(adj) unsteady and shaking
unison
(n) a state of acting together as one
voluble
(adj) easily and readily speaking; fluent
zenith
(n) the highest point; a peak of achievement