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Fill It Ins #5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| absolution | formal release from guilt, obligation, or punishment |
| abstruse | difficult to understand; obscure |
| accrued | accumulate or receive (such payments or benefits) |
| allayed | diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry) |
| antiseptic | free from contamination or pollution |
| atrophy | gradually decline in effectiveness or vigor due to underuse or neglect |
| augmented | having been made greater in size or value |
| autoclave | a strong, heated container used for chemical reactions |
| bailiwick | one's sphere of operations or particular area of interest |
| bilked | obtain or withhold money from (someone) by deceit or without justification |
| bodacious | excellent, admirable, or attractive |
| bodega | small grocery store, particularly in an urban area |
| bowdlerized | remove material that is considered improper or offensive |
| brandished | wave or flourish as a threat or in anger or excitement |
| coherent | logical and consistent |
| compunction | feeling of guilt that follows the doing of something bad |
| conclave | private meeting |
| copasetic | in excellent order |
| decorous | in keeping good taste and propriety; polite and restrainted |
| desperate | feeling, showing, or involving a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with |
| desultory | lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm |
| dilatory | Slow to act |
| dogmatic | relating to or of the nature of any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc. |
| droll | curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement |
| dubious | hesitating or doubting |
| egregious | outstandingly bad; shocking |
| exacerbated | make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse |
| façade | anoutward appearance that is maintained to conceal a less pleasant reality |
| guile | sly or cunning intelligence |
| heinous | utterly odious or wicked |
| hirsute | hairy |
| honorary | conferred as an honor, without the usual requirements or functions |
| infirm | not physically or mentally strong, especially through age or illness |
| ingratiating | intended to gain approval or favor |
| juxtaposition | the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect |
| laconic | using very few words (of a person, speech, or style of writing) |
| lampoon | publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm. |
| laudable | deserving praise and commendation |
| loathed | feel intense dislike or disgust for |
| mordant | having or showing a sharp or critical quality; biting |
| odious | extremely unpleasant; repulsive |
| omnibus | comprising several items |
| omnivorous | feeding on food of both plant and animal origin |
| oubliette | a secret dungeon with access only through a trapdoor in its ceiling |
| pathos | a quality that evokes pity or sadness |
| pernicious | having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way |
| pertinacity | extremely or objectionably persistent |
| pervasive | spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people |
| prevarication | the act of speking falsely or misleadingly, lying |
| proclivity | a tendency to choose or do something regularly |
| rancid | smelling or tasting unpleasant as a result of being old and stale |
| raucous | making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise |
| rotund | plump |
| salacious | treating sexual matters in an indecent way and typically showing enjoyment of the subject |
| salient | most noticeable or important |
| salubrious | health-giving, healthy |
| serenity | the state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled |
| trenchant | vigorous or incisive in expression or style |
| turpitude | depravity or wickedness |
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