magoosh advanced 7

halcyon

idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquility; marked by peace and prosperity

pillory

ridicule or exposure to public scorn

bereft

lacking or deprived of something important; feeling a heavy, sorrowful sense of loss; suffering from unrequited (unreturned) love

dissolution

a living full of debauchery and indulgence in sensual pleasure

loath

unwilling to do something contrary to your custom (loath to do something)

bastardization

an act that debased or corrupts

despot

a cruel and oppressive dictator

modicum

a small or moderate or token amount

canard

a deliberately misleading fabrication

promulgate

state or announce

capitulate

to surrender (usually under agreed conditions)

demonstrative

open expression of emotion

estimable

deserving of esteem and respect

splenetic

very irritable

eponym

the name derived from a person (real or imaginary) ; the person for whom something is named

sardonic

disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking

raillery

light teasing

ineluctable

impossible to avoid or evade

officious

intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner

exiguity

the quality of being meager

countermand

a contrary command canceling or reversing a previous command

oblique

not straightforward; indirect

lachrymose

tearful or something that induces tears; showing strong sorrow

simulacrum

a representation of a person (especially in the form of a sculpture); a bad imitation

obtain

be valid, applicable, or true

surfeit

excessive amount of something

adjudicate

to serve as a judge in a competition; to arrive at a judgment or conclusion

dissipate

to squander or spend money frivolously; to disperse or scatter

graft

corruption, usually through bribery

abrogate

to revoke or relinquish formally; do away with

concomitant

describing an event or situation that happens at the same time or in connection with another

palaver

speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

row

an angry dispute