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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abstemious | Someone who is abstemious avoids doing too much of something enjoyable such as eating ordrinking. |
| alleviate | If you alleviate pain, suffering, or an unpleasant condition, you make it less intense or severe. |
| amphibious | In an amphibious military operation, army and navy forces attack a place from the sea. |
| blatant | You use blatant to describe something bad that is done in an open or very obvious way. |
| carnage | Carnage is the violent killing of large numbers of people, especially in a war. |
| chronological | If things are described or shown in chronological order, they are described or shown in the order in whichthey happened. |
| decadent | If you say that a person or society is decadent, you think that they have low moral standards and are interested mainly in pleasure. |
| decry | If someone decries an idea or action, they criticize it strongly. |
| epicure | An epicure is someone who enjoys eating food that is of very good quality, especially unusual or rare food. |
| equivocal | If you are equivocal, you are deliberately vague in what you say, because you want to avoid speaking thetruth or making a decision. |
| Esoteric | Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest. |
| Guerrilla | using unusual methods to get attention for your ideas, products, etc |
| Harbinger | A person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another. |
| Inane | Silly; stupid; not significant. |
| Inaugurate | Begin or introduce (a system, policy, or period) |
| Obdurate | Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action. |
| Obsequies | Funeral rites. |
| Pedant | If you say that someone is a pedant, you mean that they are too concerned with unimportantdetails or traditional rules, especially in connection with academic subjects. |
| Punctilious | Showing great attention to detail or correct behavior. |
| Sententious | Given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner. |
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