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wizened
wrinkled from aging
corrode
to eat into; destroy gradually, as by a chemical process
florid
flushed with rosy color; overdecorated
enervate
to weaken
rash
showing boldness or haste without judgement
dogma
a specific set of ideas or beliefs, esp. religious or asserted to be absolutely true
germane
fitting and appropriate
tinge
a faint coloring; a trace amount
addendum
a supplement; something added at end of book or document
auspicious
showing signs of a favorable outcome; marked by favorable circumstances
epicure
one with refined tastes, esp. in food and wine
quintessence
a pure substance or essence of something
placebo
a substance, often presented as a medicine, that has an effect because of a patient's expectations rather than because of an active ingredient
blanch
to turn pale
exhaustive
thorough
ascribe
to attribute to a specific source
hazard
a risk of being harmed; something that presents such a risk
ruminate
to ponder at length
demagogue
a leader who obtains power by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the people
burgeon
to sprout or grow rapidly
lank
long and slender; lean
revert
to return to a former condition
repudiate
to reject as invalid or untrue
nomad
one who has no permanent home
contempt
a feeling that something is low or disgusting
dubious
causing doubt, questionable
berate
to scold severely and at length
verbose
wordy
abash
to embarrass
incontrovertible
impossible to dispute
prudent
marked by careful planning; discreet
imminent
impending; threatening; likely to happen
loquacious
very talkative
brittle
rigid; likely to break
aptitude
an inherent capacity for learning, understanding, or performing
mishap
an unlucky or unfortunate accident
omnibus
including or dealing with many items at once
a volume of reprinted works of a single author or of reprinted works on a single theme
stipend
a fixed and regular payment
recapitulate
to summarize; to paraphrase
conviction
a strong belief or opinion
paradox
a statement or situation that appears contradictory
prognosticate
to predict
preclude
to make impossible; to prevent the occurrence of
rampant
unrestrained
nemesis
one who inflicts justified or great punishment; a source of harm or ruin
tautology
needless repetition of an idea in different words; a statement that is logically true no matter what
paragon
an example of perfection
stringent
imposing strict standards of performance; constricted
livid
extremely angry; discolored, as from a bruise; pale, ashen
enmity
the bitter attitude or feeling of an enemy or of mutual enemies
