| Word |
Meaning |
| succor |
help, relief, aid |
| consign |
to entrust to |
| venal |
corruptible |
| wan |
pale; appearing weak/tired |
| sedulous |
hard-working |
| vent |
split of friendly relations |
| latitude |
freedom from normal restraints |
| inexorable |
unyeilding |
| extrapolate |
estimate based on known facts; to deduce, infer |
| desultory |
occuring haphazardly |
| indispostion |
slight illness / unwillingness to do something |
| disabuse |
free from deception or misconception |
| vagary |
an odd idea |
| reproof |
act of scolding someone |
| hale |
having good faith; vigorous |
| dregs |
least valuable part of something |
| niggling |
petty, trivial, annoying |
| mountebank |
charlatan |
| moniker |
nickname |
| mien |
character, demeanor |
| mete |
to distribute |
| marauder |
raider, intruder |
| lurid |
deathly pale or glowing through a haze |
| junket |
a dessert; excursion by official to gather facts |
| insouciant |
calm and carefree |
| impetuous |
rash |
| galvanize |
to cause to take action |
| fob |
force another to accept (esp. by deceit or stealth); a pocket watch |
| flay |
to attack or scold with stinging criticism |
| finagle |
obtain by trickery |
| fastidious |
meticulous; picky |
| execrable |
wretched; very bad |
| ensign |
a banner; flag/naval officer |
| disburse |
to make payment in settlement; distribute |
| crag |
steep, rugged rock or cliff |
| couture |
[high] fashion |
| comity |
social harmony |
| collateral |
security offered for payment of a debt |
| cachet |
mark of approval |
| bilious |
in a bad mood |
| aver |
to state as true |
| assay |
to try or test |
| asperity |
roughness or harshness |
| apropos |
appropriate, relevant, opportune |
| annuity |
income paid at fixed intervals |
| adduce |
to give as proof; cite |
| liquidation |
closing of one's business by collecting assets and settling all debts |
| lassitude |
listlessness; torpor |
| intemperate |
lacking restraint or self-control; excessive |
| inscutable |
mysterious |
| imprimatur |
sanction or approval; support |
| imposition |
unwelcome burden |
| guild |
group of people with a common goal |
| frowsy |
having an unkempt appearance |
| excoriate |
to denounce strongly |
| evince |
to demonstate clearly |
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