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paroxysm

noun a sudden uncontrollable attack

halo

noun a circle of light around the sun or moon; an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint

fastidious

adj. giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness; having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures

ardent

adj. glowing or shining like fire; characterized by strong enthusiasm; characterized by intense emotion

apt

adj. (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward; mentally quick and resourceful; at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant; being of striking appropriateness and pertinence

ameliorate

verb get better; to make better

lineament

noun the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin; a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something

syndic

noun one appointed to represent a city or university or corporation in business transactions

deplore

verb express strong disapproval of; regret strongly

recompense

noun the act of compensating for service or loss or injury; payment or reward (as for service rendered); verb make payment to; compensate; make amends for; pay compensation for

caprice

noun a sudden desire

metaphysical

adj. highly abstract and overly theoretical; without material form or substance; pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics

chimerical

adj. produced by a wildly fanciful imagination; being or relating to or like a chimera

dilatoriness

noun slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it

disquisition

noun an elaborate analytical or explanatory essay or discusion