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Fill It Ins #3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acrid | having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell. |
| Adulate | praise (someone) excessively or obsequiously. |
| Agrarian | of or relating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land. |
| Anarchy | a state of disorder due to absence or no recognition of authority. |
| Animosity | strong hostility. |
| Anomalous | deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected. |
| Arcane | understood by few; mysterious or secret. |
| Ascetic | characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons. |
| Astute | having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage. |
| Censure | express severe disapproval of (someone or something), typically in a formal statement. |
| Circumspect | wary and unwilling to take risks. |
| Clandestine | kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit. |
| Culinary | of or for cooking. |
| Decimate | kill, destroy, or remove a large percentage or part of. |
| Dissolute | lax in morals; licentious. |
| Fastidious | very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail. |
| Fortuitous | happening by accident or chance rather than design. |
| Frugal | sparing or economical with regard to money or food. |
| Fulsome | complimentary or flattering to an excessive degree. |
| Funereal | having the mournful, somber character appropriate to a funeral. |
| Futility | pointlessness or uselessness. |
| Hedonistic | engaged in the pursuit of pleasure; sensually self-indulgent. |
| Idyllic | (especially of a time or place) like an idyll; extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque. |
| Impervious | not allowing fluid to pass through |
| Incongruous | not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something. |
| Indulgent | having or indicating a tendency to be overly generous to or lenient with someone. |
| Ineptitude | a lack of skill, ability, or competence |
| Inevitable | certain to happen; unavoidable. |
| Instigate | bring about or initiate (an action or event). |
| Invective | insulting, abusive, or highly critical language. |
| Languish | of a person or other living thing) lose or lack vitality; grow weak or feeble. |
| Latent | (of a quality or state) existing but not yet developed or manifest; hidden; concealed. |
| Lethargy | a lack of energy and enthusiasm. |
| Levity | humor or frivolity, especially the treatment of a serious matter with humor or in a manner lacking due respect. |
| Lucid | expressed clearly; easy to understand. |
| Magnanimity | the fact or condition of being magnanimous; generosity. |
| Malleable | (of a metal or other material) able to be hammered or pressed permanently out of shape without breaking or cracking. |
| Mercurial | (of a person) subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind. |
| Mitigate | Make less severe, serious, or painful |
| Obliterate | destroy utterly; wipe out. |
| Obscure | not discovered or known about; uncertain. |
| Officious | assertive of authority in an annoyingly domineering way, especially with regard to petty or trivial matters. |
| Opulent | ostentatiously rich and luxurious or lavish. |
| Ostensible | stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so. |
| Perfidious | deceitful and untrustworthy. |
| Persevere | continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no prospect of success. |
| Ponderous | slow and clumsy because of great weight. |
| Precipitous | dangerously high or steep. |
| Pristine | in its original condition; unspoiled. |
| Prodigal | spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant. |
| Reticence | remaining silent |
| Reticent | not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily. |
| Servile | having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others |
| Superficial | existing or occurring at or on the surface. |
| Transgression | an act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct; an offense. |
| Unmitigated | absolute; unqualified. |
| Veracity | conformity to facts; accuracy. |
| Viscosity | the state of being thick, sticky, and semi fluid in consistency, due to internal friction. |
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