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Mr.Blyskal

Voacb 15-17

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pedestrian a person or thing said to be ordinary or dull
pejorative having a negative effect, insulting
perdition damnation;ruin;hell
perfunctory done without care, in a routine fashion
perspicacity keenness of judgement
peruse to read carefully; scrutinize
quagmire a swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation
quandary a puzzling situation, a dilemma
quasi resembling, seeming, half
querulous complaining, grumbling
quiddity an essential quality
raiment clothing, garments
rakish carefree,dashing,jaunty
ratiocinate to reason, think
rationalize to make an excuse for
rebuke to scold, blame
recant to withdraw or disavow a statement or opinion
recapitulate to summarize, to repeat briefly
recoil to retreat, to draw back
recondite difficult to understand; profound
recreant a coward, a traitor
rectify to correct, to make right
redolent having a pleasant odor; suggestive or evocative
redundant repetitious; using more words than needed
regale to delight with something pleasing or amusing
regress to move in backward direction
sacrosanct extremely holy
sadistic deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others
sagacious wise; having keen perception and sound judgement
salacious obscence;lusty
salient significant; standing out from the rest
salutary healthful, wholesome
sang-froid calmness; composure or cool self-possession
sanguine cheerful; optimistic
sapient wise,full of knowledge
saturnine gloomy;sluggish
savant a person of extensive learning; an eminent scholar
scintillate to sparkle; to twinkle, to sparkle intellectually
scurrilous coarsely abusive; vulgar
sedition rebellion or resistance against the government
sedulous hard working; diligent
sentient conscious;capable of feeling or perception
shard a fragment
shibboleth a slogan; a password
sibilant a hissing sound
Created by: owenwelsh
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