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ameliorate
improve or make something better
plodding(ly)
slow, continuous and not exciting
antinomian
the ideology(in christianity) that you will be saved and forgiven no matter what even if you sin and disobey the 10 commandments
secular (power)
not religious
clerical
religious(like part of the clergy)
elucidate
to make clear or explain
crestfallen
sad and disappointed
humdrum
dull or lacking excitement(synonym for monotonous)
humorless
lacking humor duh
scrupulous
extreme attention to detail(meticulous synonym)
entrench(ed)
to establish firmly so it is unlikely to change
venal
capable of being bought, open to corrupt influence(specifically bribery)
arduous
difficult or hard to understand
superfluous
unnecessary especially because of a surplus of something
nuances
a subtle difference in shade of meaning/expression/sound
subversion
undermining of the power of an institution
manacle(d)
to handcuff or to restrain something
indemnified
compensate for harm/loss or to protect against legal liability
row
quarrel or dispute
delineate
describe something precisely
pithy
(concise) brief, forceful and meaningful in purpose
immured
to enclose or confine against their will
malignant
spiteful or very virulent
perfunctory
minimum effort
paradigm
typical example or pattern(model)
misnomer
inaccurate name or designation
profundity
deep insight, great depth of knowledge
underscore
to emphasize
inimical
tending to harm to obstruct (hostile)
peculiarity
odd or unusual
enigmatic
difficult to interpret or understand(mysterious)
reconcile
restore friendly relations
affability
friendly, good natured manner
Diffidence
modesty/shyness from lack of self-confidence
disquieting
feelings of worry or anxiety
endorse
declare one’s public approval/support
belies
to be wrong, contradict, to hide something such as an emotion
injudicious
showing very poor judgement, unwise
intrinsic
belonging naturally, essential
penitential
relating to self-punishment
austerity
sternness or strictness of manner or attitude
prolixity
unnecesarily or tediously wordy
impetuous
impulsive or rash
prodigality
excessive or extravagant spending of money
intractable
unmanageable, hard to deal with
taciturnity
the state of being reserved in a conversation
volubility
talkativness, talking fluently or readily
pellucidity
easy to understand, reflecting light evenly
bolster
to strengthen or boost, type of pillow
hotly
passionate, excited
peripheral
on the edge, secondary to minor importance, a device connected to a printer
attainment
achieving a goal
rumination
a deep thought, the action of throwing up and chewing again (cud)
prosaic
dull or uninterested, unromantic
hackneyed
lacking significance due to overuse, unoriginal
novel
new and original, book
placid
calm or not easily upset
aloof
removed or distant, unfriendly manner
restive
unable to keep still or quiet
vociferous
relating to a person or speech, loud or passionate
circumscribed
restrict something withint limits, to draw a line around, encircle
indecorous
improper or unseemly
fallow acreage
arable land that is left alone to restore it for one of more vegetative cycle
recalcitrant
having an extremely uncooperative attitude (towards authority)
anachronistic
not the right time period
emulated
imitate
dogmatism
stubborn/prejudice/lay down principles that are incontrovertibly true
lionization
treating someone like they are very important or famous
foreground
make most prominent/ important
transcend
rise above
obscure
to hide/unknown
caprice(capricious)
sudden change in behavior
aesthetics
beauty
demur
raise doubts/ objecting
schism
split/divide between sections
modicum
little bit
didactic
teaching
syntactical
relating to arrangement of words
sartorial
relating to clothes/tayloring
frivolous(frivolity)
no serious purpose
panache
flamboyant/confidence/plume of feathers on helmet
quixotic
unrealistic/impractical
brandish
to wave or flourish (weapon)
flout
openly disregard
cynicism
skepticism/ doubt
pragmatism
practical/realistic
posthumous
awarded after death
notoriety
infamy (usually for a bad thing)
pejorative
disapproval/ belittle
acquisition
obtain/ purchase/acquire (learn)
attenuation
reduction of the force of something (effect)
innocuous
not harmful or offensive
remedial
given as remedy
benign
gentle/kind/ not harmful in effect
antedated
come before in date
preceded
come before
disparate
contrasting/different
trite
over used/ lacking originality
trivial
little value/importance
arbitrary
based on random choice
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