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disingenuous
not straightforward or candid; crafty; insincere or calculating
cadaver
a dead body, esp. a human body to be dissected
acute
sharp; clever; severe
evanescent
fading from sight; transient
clemency
mercy, or leniency towards an offender
facet
any of a number of sides or aspects
dialect
a variety of a language, esp. regional
contrite
feeling sorry for what one has done
municipal
relating to a city, town, village, or the like with local self-government
dispel
to rid one's mind of; to drive away by scattering
assuage
to lessen pain or distress
superficial
on the surface only; shallow; not thorough
assiduous
diligent; hard-working; constant
extemporaneous
done with little or no preparation
impute
to assign credit, often of guilt or blame
benign
kindly; creating a favorable influence; (in medicine) not dangerous to one's health
blasé
indifferent or bored with life; unimpressed as if because of too much worldly experience
testy
irritable; touchy
senile
showing the marked deterioration of old age
currency
general acceptance or use; the state of being up-to-date
verisimilitude
resemblance to the truth
pernicious
very destructive or harmful
induct
to place formally in office; to admit as a member
appreciate
to increase in value
ponder
to think over with great care
bleak
gloomy and somber; dreary
comprise
to include or contain; to be made up of
denounce
to speak out against; to accuse publicly
recrimination
a reply to one charge with a countercharge
meticulous
extremely or excessively careful about details; finicky
coalition
an alliance, esp. a temporary one
succulent
full of juice; highly enjoyable
transcend
to exceed; to go beyond or above the limits
fervid
extremely emotional; passionate
veer
to change direction
repress
to hold back; to put down or check by force
charge
a responsibility; someone or something entrusted to the care of another
confiscate
to seize (private property) by or as if by someone in authority
stamina
resistance to fatigue or hardship; endurance
virtuoso
one with great skill, esp. in music or the arts
ostentatious
showy, pretentious
wan
sickly pale; colorless
amorphous
without definite shape; shapeless; unorganized
sordid
extremely dirty; morally corrupt
protract
to extend the duration of; to prolong
incessant
never pausing; continuous; without a stop
indigenous
native, occurring naturally
idiom
a style or manner of expression peculiar to an individual or group; an expression that cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its words
ersatz
artificial; not genuine; fake
woe
deep distress or misery; misfortune
