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TermDefinition
mordant bitingly sarcastic
objurgate scold harshly
prurient preoccupied with perverse details
desideratum anything that's highly desired
alacrity eager to do something
untrammeled unrestrained
perfunctory carelessness, not your best
preemptively act before someone else does
peremptory bossy, domineering
indigent poor, having very little means
indigenous relating to a certain area
indignant anger over a perceived injustice
arrant complete and utter
expurgate remove objectable material (curse words)
expunge wipe out/remove the trace of
ponderous weighed-down, move slowly
imponderable impossible to estimate or figure out
fervid intensely emotional, feverish
prodigal wasteful
mitigate soften
bolster support
lethargic slow/indifferent
inundate overwhelmed
spurious false, fake, not genuine
erudite scholarly, learned
placate sooth
precipitate throw violently or bring about abruptly
capricious changing one's mind quickly/often
Corroborate provide supporting evidence
ephemeral lasting a short time
Mitigate to soften, to make less harsh
Vacillate indecisive
Deride mock
rescind cancel
Malleable capable of being shaped
Obdurate hardening of feeling, resistant to persuasion
Ostentation excessive showiness
Respite interval of rest; temporary delay
Venerate respect deeply
trite overused, commonplace
Inchoate not fully formed; in initial stages
Vicissitudes inevitable ups and downs of life
Desultory lacking a real plan or method; done hazardly and without enthusiasms
Meretricious attractive in a cheap way
Remiss neglect one's duty
Reprove censure; scold
Feckless lazy; lacking initiative
Assure convince; guarantee
Ensure make certain
Insure guard against loss
Wangle attain through dishonest means
Vindicate clear through accusations
Repine complain or fret over something
Remonstrate make objections while pleading
Untoward not favorable
Underwrite support financially
Arcane understood by few
Intractable hard to control/ deal with; stubborn
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