all 22 vocab terms...curtesy of ~Angel
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| abstruse- adjective | hard to understand; recondite; esoteric; secret; hidden
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| affront- noun or verb | a personally offensive act or word; deliberate act or display of disrespect; intentional slight; insult; /to offend by an open manifestation of disrespect or insolence
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| canard- noun | a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor; a duck intended or used for food; an airplane that has its horizontal stabilizer and elevators located forward of the wing
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| captious- adjective | apt to notice and make much of trivial faults or defects; faultfinding; difficult to please
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| contrite- adjective | caused by or showing sincere remorse; filled with a sense of guilt and the desire for atonement; penitent
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| cynosure- noun | something that strongly attracts attention by its brilliance, interest, etc.;something serving for guidance or direction
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| decorous- adjective | characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc.
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| deign- verb | to think fit or in accordance with one's dignity; condescend
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| desiccated- adjective | dehydrated or powdered
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| efficacy- noun | capacity for producing a desired result or effect; effectiveness
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| engender- verb | to produce, cause, or give rise to; to beget; procreate; to be produced or caused; come into existence
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| ethereal- adjective | light, airy, or tenuous; extremely delicate or refined; heavenly or celestial; of or pertaining to the upper regions of space
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| facade- noun | a superficial appearance or illusion of something
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| ghoulish- adjective | strangely diabolical or cruel; monstrous; showing fascination with death, disease, maiming, etc.; morbid
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| incongruous- adjective | out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming; not harmonious in character; inconsonant; lacking harmony of parts; inconsistent
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| machination- noun | A crafty scheme or cunning design for the accomplishment of a sinister end
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| mesmerize- verb | to hypnotize; to spellbind; fascinate; to compel by fascination
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| opprobrium- noun | the disgrace or the reproach incurred by conduct considered outrageously shameful; infamy
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| preempt- verb or noun | to take the place of because of priorities, reconsideration, rescheduling, etc.; supplant; /a precluding bid
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| putative- adjective | commonly regarded as such; reputed; supposed
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| simplistic- adjective | characterized by extreme and often misleading simplicity
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| cognizant- adjective | being aware, coming to a realization, or being knowledgeable; notice; perceptive
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