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Gesticulation expressing through hand movenet
wherewithal the ability; the means to do something
visceral something with a focus on the body
doting pampering to the point of annoyance
laconic brief in speech
reticence not letting on how much you know, withholding information
salient a good and prominent point
ignominy dishonorable
implaceable can't be appeased
halcyon a calm, pleasing scene
quixotic impractically idealismic, unrealistic
attenuate to become weaker, thinner
suffragette women fighting for the right to vote
abnegation self-sacrifice, givving up.
quintessence 5th element, best of the best
incontinent lacking restraint
disparate two completely different, unrelated things
abeyance to be under someone's control; forced to listen to them until you find a way out
ephemeral short lived
wantonness lack of moral, reckless
incredulous unbeleiveable, cannot be believed
irascible annoying and irritating
kinetic motion, starts movement, gets things going, motivates.
disjecta broken down, ragmented parts
extrapolate to draw conclusions basd on evidence you already have
hermetic airtight, often refferring to a case
abjure to renounce
colloquial familiar, everyday speech. Informal, slang. Unprofessional
locution a style of speech, reflective on location
excoriate to scrape off skin
frenetic rantic
kugubrious mournful
bombastic exaggerating
austene harsh and stern
bumptious self assertive
asperity harsh and stern
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