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Ordinary People Voc
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Assuage | to ease, to lessen the intensity of, to calm or pacify |
| Calumny | slander, a false or malicious statement |
| Clandestine | undercover or secretive |
| Circumspect | watchful and discreet and cautious |
| Culpable | guilty, deserving blame, or at fault |
| Deft | skilled, adept or coordinated |
| Egregious | noticeably bad or offensive, glaring or obviously bad |
| Frenetic | frantic, wildly excited or active, frenzied |
| Furtive | secretive, cunning or underhanded |
| Halcyon | calm peaceful, happy, tranquil, joyful and carefree |
| Inviolable | unbreakable, unassailable, secure from attack |
| Mitigate | to lessen in force or intensity, to moderate or ease |
| Panacea | a cure-all, a remedy for all diseases |
| Parsimonious | stingy, penny-pinching, frugal |
| Plethora | an overabundance or excess |
| Pragmatic | concerned with facts, practical |
| Reticent | reserved, reluctant or restrained |
| Utilitarian | concerned with usefulness rather than beauty, functional |
| Vacuous | empty, lacking in ideas or intelligence |
| Wraithlike | extremely thin, ghostly, or lacking substance |