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| aberration |
abnormal behavior or appearance |
| acerbic |
acid in temper, mood or tone |
| allusion |
indirect reference |
| analogous |
comparable |
| balk |
refuse, make a false start |
| bogus |
fake, counterfeit, not authentic |
| captious |
fault-finding, negative criticism |
| charlatan |
fake, pretender |
| choleric |
hote-tempered |
| concatentation |
chain, linked together |
| credulous |
ready to nelieve with unncertain ot little evidence |
| denizen |
inhabitant, native |
| different |
shy,reserved |
| docile |
manageable, obedient |
| edify |
instruct, correct morally |
| eschew |
avoid, shun |
| espouse |
to support |
| exude |
discharge, give forth |
| fecund |
rich, fruitful, fertile |
| fullsome |
disgustingly excessive |
| grandiose |
imposing, impressive |
| hereogeneous |
dissimilar, mixed |
| hyperbole |
exaggeration, overstatement |
| impediment |
obstruction, hindrance |
| impute |
to blame(often falsely or unjustly), charge |
| irrevocable |
unalterable, unchangeable |
| jettison |
throw overboard, to cast off flight |
| ken |
range of knowledge |
| litigious |
disputatious, contentious, apt to engage in law-suite |
| mien |
demeanor, bearing |
| morfant |
critical, sacastic, biting |
| necrology |
list of the dead,obituary |
| ossify |
change or harden into bone |
| pellucid |
transparent, easy to understand |
| piebald |
spotted, mottled |
| pique |
irritation, resentment |
| prehensile |
capable of grasping or holding |
| proboscis |
long snout, nose |
| prosaic |
commonplace, dull |
| recumbent |
prone, lying down, reclining |
| remunderation |
payment, reward |
| requite |
repay, revenge |
| sacerdotal |
priestly |
| saturnine |
sullen, cold, surly |
| sedulous |
dillifent |
| temerarious |
rash, foolhardy |
| tyro |
beginner, novice |
| unwonted |
unusual, out of the ordinary, unaccustomed |
| virago |
shrew |
| wrangle |
bicker, argue |
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