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Word List Day 24
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| squalid | foul filthy |
| undulate | to move in wavelike fashion fluctuate |
| fagged | too tired |
| shrewd | astute; showing sound judgement |
| hollow | not soled with hole |
| harbinger | One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner. |
| august | majestic; venerable |
| conspicuous | easily seen remarkable |
| epiphany | A Christian feast celebrating the manifestation of the divine nature of Jesus to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi. |
| rife | widespread |
| evince | to show clearly to indicate |
| Pastiche | work (usually artistic) which imitates |
| gaucherie | socially awkward; tactless behavior |
| snare | trap |
| rancorous | feeling bitterness; spitefulness |
| finical | too fussy about food clothing etc. |
| mellifluous | sweetly flowing |
| macabre | gruesome; suggesting death |
| uncouth | rough awkward |
| amortize | end (a debt) by setting aside money |
| obviate | to make unnecessary get rid of |
| levity | lack of seriousness |
| ascetic | practicing self-denial; austere; stark |
| delineate | to portray depict sketch out |
| paean | song of praise or triumph |
| nadir | lowest; weakest point |
| emote | stir up excite |
| fervor | warmth of feelings earnestness |
| congeal | make or become stiff and solid |
| verve | spirit vigor enthusiasm |
| gauche | hence; awkward |
| lope | move along with long strides |
| expostulate | argue earnestly to dissuade correct or protest |
| discourse | speech lecture |
| lionize | treat as a famous person |