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Soliloquy
the act of talking to oneself (usually in a play of poem)
Suave
smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated(smooth in texture, performance, or style)
Carnal
relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites.
Serendipitous
Occuring or discovered by chance inA happy or beneficial way.
Austere
Stern and cold in appearance or manner
Glib
marked by ease and fluency in speaking of writing often to the point of being insincere or deceitful
Facetious
A humorous, joke making light of something usually regarded as serious of sacred.
Jargon
the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group
Vexed
feeling or showing irritation, annoyance, or distress
Maudlin
excessively sentimental (self-pityingly)
Consecrate
dedicated to a sacred purpose
Proposition
Something offered for consideration or acceptance (proposal)
Torrential
flowing/falling rapidly with force and in copious quantities
Subsequent
following in time, order, or place
Aggrandize
to make great or greater (increase, enlarge)
Acquisition
the act of acquiring or gaining something
Discord
lack of agreement or harmony
Creed
religious belief (set of fundamental beliefs/guiding principle)
Sublunary
of, relating to, or characteristic of the terrestrial world
Vice
moral depravity or corruption: wickedness (moral fault or failing)
Inalienable
incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred
assuage
to lessen the intensity of: ease
elicited
to call forth or draw out
simmer
to stew gently below or just at the boiling point
valiance
the quality of being valiant; heroism, bravery, valor
buttress
architecture; a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building
leverage
the action of a lever or the mechanical advantage gained by it
sanction
a formal decree
prospect
an extensive view
saboteur
one that practices sabotage
eccentricities
the quality or state of being eccentric (deviation from established pattern or norm)
liaise
to establish liaism (a close bond or connection)
dilemma
undesireable or unpleasant choice
divided
an individual share of someting distributed
tenure
The act, right, manner, or term of holding something
intrinsic
belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing
aerosol
a suspension of fine solid or liquid particles in gas
cannabis
a tall Asian herb that has a tough fiber and is often separated into a tall loosely branched species and low-growing densely branched species.
linguistic
of or relating to language or the study of human speech
connote
to convey in addition to exact explicit meaning
immutable
not capable of or susceptible change
garment
an article of clothing
petition
a formal written request made to an authority or organized body
vigil
the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary
colleague
an associate or coworker typically in a profession or a civil or ecclesiastical office and often of similar rank or status.
ecclesiastical
of or relating to a church especially as an established institution
heir
one who receives property from an ancestor: one who is entitled to inherit property
apparent
open to view: VISIBLE (clear or manifest to the understanding)
elude
to avoid adroitly: EVADE
course
the act or action of moving in a path from point to point.
euphoria
a feeling of well-being or elation
apotheosis
the perfect form or example of something: QUINTESSENCE (the highest or best part of something: PEAK)
bipartisan
of, relating to, or involving members of two parties (marked by or involving cooperation, agreement, and compromise between two major political parties)
surveil
to subject to surveillance (close watch kept over someone or something-as by a detective)
infiltrate
to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes.
escalating
to increase in extent, volume, number, amount, intensity, or scope.
negotiation
the action or process of negotiating (to confer with another so as to arrive at the settlement of some matter)
oversight
watchful and responsible care (regulatory supervision)
punitive
inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment
interoperable
ability of a system (such as weapons system) to work with or use the parts or equipment of another system.
pediatric
of, relating to, or specializing in pediatrics or its practice (a branch of medicine dealing with the development, care, and diseases of infants, children, and adolescents)
mandate
an authoritative command (especially: a formal order from a superior court of official to an inferior one)
ventilation
the circulation of air
filtration
the process of filtering
bond
an obligation made binding by a forfeit of money (a binding agreement)
unsophisticated
lacking refined worldly knowledge or tastes.
stereotype
a standardized mental picture that is held in common by members of a group and that represents an oversimplified opinion, prejudiced attitude, or uncritical judgement.
phenomenon
a rare or significant fact or event (abnormal occurence)
autobiography
the biography of a person narrated by that person: a usually written account of a person's life in their own words.
den
the lair of a wild usually predatory animal
entrenched
to establish solidly
scolding
the action of who scolds (to fault angrily)
obligated
to bind legally or morally: constrain
impressionable
easily influenced because of a lack of critical ability
conventional
lacking originality or individuality
patronizing
showing or characterized by a superior attitude towards others: marked by condescension
catastrophe
a momentus tragic even ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin
irritable
easily exasperated or excited
incomprehensible
impossible to comprehend: unintelligible
fascinating
extremely interesting or charming: captivating
privy
sharing in the knowledge of (something secret or private).
feign
to give a false appearance; to pretend
supercilious
having or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others
riotous
marked by or involving public disorder