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Allay
Diminish/put to rest.
relieve or alleviate
Analogous
Something that is similar and allows for a comparison to be made
Appease
make a person content,calm,ease,pacify,soothe, etc
Astute
A person who has the knowledge/skill to make good choices.
Clever,wise,good judgement
Balk
to check/stop by
to refuse/ stop
Bombastic
writing that has exaggerated importance given from empty means (confident in a way that seems powerful but does not have any real effect)
Calumny
A false statement made to injure another's reputation
Caucus
Meeting of a political party where members register their preference or select delegates for a convention
(Assembly,conference,congress,etc)
Circumlocution
Writing something using more words than needed
Cloying
Something that's unpleasant due to it being too sweet/sentimental
Colossus
A giant statue
A person or thing that is very important
Confound
to confuse or perplex a person by sudden surprise/ disturbance
(daze,disorder,amaze,etc)
Constituent
A part of a whole(element)
dearth
Inadequate supply/scarcity (Famine,lack,etc)
Deride
To laugh at or insult someone/thing because you think they are "dumb" or "useless"
Debase
(v.) to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate
Deleterious
causing harm or damage
Delineate
Describe or portray (something) precisely.
Depravity
corruption; wickedness
Deprecate
To express strong disapproval of
