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| umbrage |
shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; offense; a vague suspcion |
| surmise |
to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; likely idea that lacks definite proof |
| unctuous |
excessicely smooth or smig; trying too hard to give an impression of earnstness; fatty, oily |
| proclivity |
a natural or habitual inclination or tendency |
| expiate |
to make amends, make up for |
| petunlant |
peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset |
| ingratiate |
to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others |
| exhort |
to urge strongly |
| expostulate |
to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnst reasoning |
| inadvertent |
resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional; accidental |
| lurid |
causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint |
| transcend |
to rise above, or beyond, exceed |
| ferment |
a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulance; to be in or work into such a state |
| commiserate |
to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress |
| lassitude |
weariness of body or mind, lack of energy |
| inveigh |
to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval |
| bombastic |
pompous or overblown in language; full of high sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas |
| aplomb |
poise, ,assurance, great self-confidence |
| provincial |
pertaining to an outlying area; narrow in mind or outlook; a person with a narrow point of view |
| peculate |
to steal something that has been given into one's trust; to take improperly for one's one use |
| appropation |
the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval |
| assuage |
to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench |
| hackneyed |
used so often as to lack freshness or originally |
| callow |
without experience; immature; not fully developed |
| adventitious |
resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental |
| sangfroid |
composure or coolness especially in trying circumstances |
| prerogative |
a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence |
| innuendo |
a hint; indirect suggestion or reference |
| interloper |
one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder |
| drivel |
saliva or mucus flowing form the mouth or nose;foolish;aimless talk; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly |
| ex officio |
by virtue of holding a certain office |
| stringent |
strict, severe; regorously or urgently binding or compelling, sharp or bitter to the taste |
| coalition |
a combination, union, or merger or some specific purpose |
| permeate |
to spread through, penetrate, soak through |
| occult |
mysterious, magical, supernatural; matters involving the supernatural |
| hiatus |
a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing) |
| vitriolic |
bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong hold) |
| infringe |
to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds |
| decadence |
decline, decay or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence |
| epitome |
a summary, condensed account; represents a larger reality |
| circuitous |
roundabout, not direct |
| noncommittal |
not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no |
| simulate |
to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs |
| wheedle |
to use coaxing or falttery to gain some desired end |
| abominate |
to have an intense dislike or hatred for |
| ameriorate |
to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming |
| elicit |
to draw forth, to bring out from some source (such as another person) |
| meritorious |
worhty, deserving recognition and praise |
| precipitate |
to fall as moisture; to hurl down from a great height; characterized by a distinct haste |
| ascribe |
to assign or refer to, attribute |
| intrinsic |
belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent |
| intercede |
to plead on behalf of someone else; to seve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement |
| acculturation |
the modification of the social patterns, traits; the resultant blend |
| nominal |
existing in name only, not realtoo small to be considered taken seriously |
| millennium |
a period of one thousand years, a period of great joy |
| jaded |
wearied, wornout, dulled ( in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence |
| enjoin |
to direct or order; to prohibit |
| obium |
hatred, contempt |
| ignoble |
mean, low, base |
| squeamish |
inclined to nausea; easily chocked or upset |
| corpulent |
fat; having a large, bulky load |
| bovine |
resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive |
| acrimonious |
stinging, bitter in temper or tone |
| gauntlet |
a challenge |
| susceptible |
open to; easily influenced |
| expurgate |
to remove objectionable passage or words from a written text; to purify |
| disspassionate |
impartial, calm, free from emotion |
| perfidy |
faithlessness, treachery |
| disavow |
to deny responsibility for or connection with |
| intemperate |
immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement |
| dissipate |
to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure |
| dissension |
disagreement, sharp difference of opinion |
| impugn |
to call into question, to attack as false |
| hypothetical |
based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation |
| relegate |
to place in a lower position; to assign, to refer, turn over; to banish |
| abate |
to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit |
| grandious |
grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affection or granduer; exaggerated |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent |
| stalwart |
strong, sturdy, brave; a strong supporter |
| mitiagte |
to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity |
| desecrate |
to commit sacrilege upon, pollute |
| infraction |
a breaking of a law or obligation |
| cadaverous |
pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse |
| inconsequential |
trifling, unimportant |
| beneficent |
performing acts of kindness or charity; confering benefits, doing good |
| austere |
severe or stern in manner; harsh or sour in flavor |
| punctilious |
very careful and exact; attentive to fine points |
| pillage |
to rob of goods; booty, act of looting |
| crass |
coarse, unfeeling; stupid |
| restitution |
the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position |
| vulnerable |
open to attack |
| prate |
to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion |
| reprove |
to find fault with, scold, rebuke |
| debase |
to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade |
| disconcert |
to confuse; disturb the composure of |
| concoct |
to create |
| penury |
severe poverty |
| pretentious |
doing for show |
| adulation |
extreme flattery |
| novice |
beginner |
| nebulous |
cloudlike |
| dilatory |
intending to delay |
| recapitulate |
to review a series of facts, to sum up |
| culpable |
deserving blame |
| anathema |
an object of extreme dislike |
| supposition |
something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence |
| torpid |
sluggish; dull; inactive |
| egregious |
standing out in a bad way |
| irresolute |
RON KLOSKA (can not make up somes mind) |
| equivocate |
talking in a way that allows more than one interuption |
| resuscitate |
bring back to life |
| avarice |
a greedy desire |
| slovenly |
untidy, dirty, careless |
| astute |
shrewd, crafty |
| evanescent |
passing by |
| expedite |
to make easy |
| consternation |
dismay, confusion |
| subservient |
subordinent in capacity or role; submissively obiedient; seving to promote some end |
| seditious |
resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government |
| tenuous |
thin' slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness, of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported |
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