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armistice (n.) a temporary peace, halt in fighting S: truce A: fight
bland (adj.) gentle, soothing, mild; lacking interest or taste S: gentle A; tough
disclaim (v.) to deny interest in or connection with; to give up all claim to S: to deny A: to confirm
gravity (v.) to please, satisfy; to indulge or humor S: pleasing A;angering
infinite (adj.) exceedingly great, inexhaustible, without limit, endless; (n. preceded by the) an incalculable number, the concept of infinity; (cap.) a name for God. S: forever A: short lasted
naive (adj.) innocent, unsophisticated, showing lack of worldly knowledge and experience S: innocent A: guilty
niche (n.) a decorative recess in a wall; a suitable place or position for a person or thing S: suitable A: not fitting in
ransack (v.) to examine throughly; to rob, plunder S: to rob A: to give
solvent (adj,) able to meet one's financial obligations, having the power to dissolve other substances; (n.) a liquid used to dissolve other substances; something that solves, explains, eliminates, or softens. S: financially well A: poor
tedious (adj.) long and tiresome S: boring A: easy
amplify (v.) to make stronger, larger, greater, louder, or the like S: to be stronger A: to become weak
arrogant (adj.) haughty, too convinced of one's own importance S: ego A: belittle
epoch (n.) a distinct period of time, age S: a time age A: not a period of time
estrange (v.) to drift apart or become unfriendly; to cause such a separation; to remove or keep at a distance S: become mean A: friendly
irascible (adj.) easily made angry, hot tempered
kindred (n.) a person's relatives; a family relationship; (adj.) related by blood; like similar
obliterate (v.) to blot out completely, destroy utterly S: destroy A: restore
ramshackle (adj.) appearing ready to collapse, loose and shaky S: rickety A: stable
rote (n.) unthinking routine or repetition, a fixed or mechanical way of doing something; (adj.) based on a mechanical routine
vendor (n.) a person who sells something S: trader A: given
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