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exacerbate

to make worse or more severe

despondant

in low spirits from loss of hope or courage

acquiesce

accept something reluctantly but without protest

volatile

tending or threatening to break out into open violence; explosive

ire

intense anger, wrath

imminent

likely to happen; impending

appease (verb)

bring peace, quiet, or calm

desecrate

to damage or insult something that is sacred

machinations

evil schemes or plots

orthodoxy

authorized or generally accepted theory, doctrine, or practice

chastise

to criticize severely

reticent

not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily; reserved

Idiosyncratic

Peculiar characteristics to one person; highly individualized

punitive

inflicting or aiming at punishment

indolence

avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness; slothful

flummox

to confuse; to perplex

metropolis

a large city; the chief city of an area

marginalize

to put or keep (someone) in a powerless or unimportant position within a society or group

cultivate

to nurture, improve, refine

pristine

untouched; uncorrupted

lucrative

bringing in money; profitable

finite

having limits; lasting for a limited time

emanate

to come out from a source or place of origin

flagrant

extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable

ambiguous

open to more than one interpretation

veneer

a superficially valuable or pleaser appearance

placid

not easily upset or excited

defer

to postpone to a later date

reprisal

revenge or retaliation

narcissistic

having to do with extreme self-adoration and a feeling of superiority of everyone