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| word | definition |
|---|---|
| austere | severely simple and plain; without ornament or comfort |
| heresy | any opinion opposed to religious, official, or established teachings |
| reprove | to condemn for a fault or offense |
| juggernaut | a large, overwhelmingly powerful object |
| relish | to enjoy greatly |
| immodest | lacking in modesty; indecent |
| indignation | anger aroused by something thought to be unjust or wicked |
| apropos | suitable or relevant to what is being said or done |
| disquietude | a state of uneasiness or anxiety |
| crony | a close friend or companion |
| contrive | to plan cleverly, to achieve in a clever or resourceful way |
| pedant | a person who parades his knowledge or who insists on strict observance of formal rules and details in the presentation of knowledge |
| blatant | very obvious and unashamed |
| disposition | a person’s natural qualities of mind and character; a natural tendency |
| countenance | the expression of the face |
| assail | to attack violently and persistently |
| elicit | to draw forth; evoke |
| gaunt | lean and haggard; grim or desolate looking |
| ruminate | to meditate, to ponder |
| stringent | (of a rule) strict; (of financial conditions) tight |
| disconsolate | inconsolable, hopelessly unhappy |
| explicit | stating something in exact terms, not merely implying it |
| doggedly | with determination |
| appalling | shocking, unpleasant |
| undaunted | not discouraged; not giving in to fear |
| incline | to lean, to slope |
| malefactor | a wrongdoer |
| accoutrement | equipment (specifically, a soldier’s outfit other than weapons and clothes) |
| disparity | inequality; difference |
| keen | sharp; intense |
| enigma | something very difficult to understand |
| deride | to laugh at scornfully, to treat with scorn |
| novelty | the quality of being something new |
| dissolution | the dissolving of an assembly or partnership |
| aversion | a strong dislike |
| vicarious | felt through sharing imaginatively in the feelings/activities of another person |
| depravity | moral corruption, wickedness |
| astute | shrewd; quick at seeing how to gain an advantage |
| suffice | to be enough, to meet the needs of |
| inordinate | excessive, more than necessary |
| connoisseur | one who has expert knowledge and keen determination esp. in the fine arts |