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aberration
a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome.
abeyance
temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension:
admonish
to caution, advise, or counsel against somethin
ameliorate
to make better or more tolerable
to grow better
antediluvian
very old, old-fashioned, or out of date(adj) or a very old or old-fashioned person or thing
bilk
To defraud(verb) A cheat or trick(noun)
cherubic
of or having the nature of a cherub, or an angel represented as a rosy-cheeked child with wings; or having a plump, pretty innocence: \n
circuitous
(of a route or journey) longer than the most direct way
clandestine
kept secret or done secretly, especially because illicit
concomitant
naturally accompanying or associated
confluence
the junction of two rivers, especially rivers of approximately equal width
cryptic
having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure
dearth
a scarcity or lack of something
desecrate
to damage or show no respect
dilatory
to cause delay
disaffected
rebellious, no longer willing to support the government
dissemble
conceal one’s true motives feelings, or beliefs
dispassionate
able to be rational and inpartial
dissonant
lacking harmony
dissuade
to persude or advise not to do something
dotard
a person in their dotage
egregious
conspicious, flagrant
archaic distinguished
elegiac
expressing sorrow often for something now past
of or relating to the period in Greece about the seventh century b.c. when poetry written in such couplets flourished
ephemeral
1**:** lasting a very short time
2**:** something that lasts for a very short time
espouse
to marry
to take up and support as a cause : become attached to
extol
to praise highly, glorify
fatuous
complacently or inanely foolish, silly
florid
very flowery in style or elaboratly decorated or tinged with red
hedonism
the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the sole or chief good in life
histrionic
deliberately affected, overly dramatic or emotional, theatrical
iconoclasm
the doctrine, practice, or attitude of a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions
immutable
not capable of or susceptible to change
impregnable
incapable of being taken by assault, unconquerable
impugn
To challege as false; cast doubts upon.
inauspicious
not conducive to success; unpromising.
incisive
remarkably clear and direct; sharp;keen;acute
intonate
to utter with a particular tone or to say with little rise and fall in pitch
jettison
abandon or disgard something or someone no longer wanted.
juxtapose
to place close together or side by side, especially in a way that invites comparision.
largess
generosity in bestowing gifts or money upon others.
lethargy
a lack of energy and enthusiasm
malevolent
having or showing a wish to do evil to others.
meticulous
showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.
odious
extremely unpleasant; repulsive.
palpable
capable of being touched or felt; tangible
pejorative
expressing contempt or disapproval
philistine
a person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts, or who has no understanding of them.
pithy
concise and forcefully expressive
polemical
relating to or being polemic (an aggressive attack on the beliefs of another)
pulchritude
physical attractiveness
quixotic
foolish and impractical, especially in pursuing ideals
rancorous
deeply manevolent
rarefy
to make rare, thin, scarce, less dense
raze
to demolish
saccharine
(1)excessively sweet or sentimental. (2) relating to or containing sugar
supercilious
behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others
surfeit
cause to desire no more of something of having consumed or done it to excess
unwieldy
difficult to carry or move because of its size shape or weight
verbose
using or expressed in more words than are needed
zenith
(1)the time at which something is most powerful or succcesful. (2) the point in the sky or celestial directly above an observer
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