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Word List Day 15
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| morbid | diseased; unhealthy (e.g.. about ideas) |
| superfluous | more then is needed or wanted |
| equipoise | equal distribution of weight equilibrium |
| veer | change direction |
| benign | kind and gentle |
| lackluster | (of eyes) dull |
| chastisement | punishment |
| breach | opening; broken place; breaking |
| rarefy | to make thin to make less dense to purify or refine |
| dissent | have a different opinion refuse to assent |
| neophyte | person who has been converted to a belief |
| reticence | uncommunicativeness |
| pious | dutiful to parents; devoted to religion |
| trudge | walk heavily |
| thrift | care economy thriving prosperous |
| daunt | intimidate make fearful |
| veneration | regard with deep respect |
| grave | serious requiring; consideration |
| frenetic | frantic; frenzied |
| disheveled | untidy |
| temperate | showing self-control |
| impiety | lack of reverence or dutifulness |
| blas | bored with pleasure or dissipation |
| scalding | hot enough to boil |
| irresolute | hesitating; undecided |
| rave | act with excessive enthusiasm |
| heresy | belief contrary to what is generally accepted |
| guile | deceit; cunning |
| fret | worry; irritation; wear away |
| chicanery | legal trickery/false argument |
| telltale | That gives warning or information |
| feckless | lacking purpose or vitality ineffective careless |
| ardor | enthusiasm |
| debacle | a breakup overthrow sudden disaster |
| tawdry | cheap gaudy showy tacky |