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| acuity |
sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses; keenness |
| delineate |
to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially; depict |
| depraved |
marked by evil and corruption. devoid of moral principal; perverted, vicious, corrupt |
| enervate |
to weaken or lessen the nental, moral or physical vigor of; impair, cripple, paralyze |
| esoteric |
intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret |
| fecund |
fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive; fertile |
| fiat |
an arbitary order of decree; a command or act of will or consciousness |
| figment |
fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion; creation, invention, fancy |
| garner |
to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for the future use; accumulate, collect, accrue |
| hallow |
to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate, to honor greatly, revere; bless, venerate |
| idiosyncrasy |
a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify; mannerism |
| ignominy |
shame or disgrace; dishonor, humiliation |
| mundane |
earthly, worldly, relating to preactucal and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary; routine |
| nuance |
a subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality) delicate gradation or shade of difference; shade |
| overweening |
concieted, presumptuous; excessive immoderate; inflated |
| penchant |
a strong attraction or inclination; |
| reputed |
according to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation; supposed |
| sophistry |
reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound, a fallacy; specious reasoning |
| sumptuous |
costly, rich magnificent; lavish, splendid |
| ubiquitous |
present or existing everywhere; universal |
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