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5th Msanchez

TermDefinition
annex To add or attach something to a larger or more important thing.
cleave To cut or split open; or to cling and stick closely to something.
cordial In a friendly manner, hearty, or deeply felt.
cornerstone The starting point of a building; a fundamental principle or element.
debacle An overwhelming defeat or a complete collapse and failure.
devitalize To make weak or lifeless; to take away the energy from something.
embroil To involve in a conflict or difficulty; to throw into confusion.
exonerate To clear from a charge or accusation; to prove someone innocent.
glib Speaking in a smooth, easy way that often suggests insincerity.
haphazard Lacking any obvious principle of organization; random or messy.
improvise To compose or perform without preparation; to make do with what is available.
incite spur, Kindle, provoke, instigate, prompt
influx inpouring, inrush
pallor wanness, lividness, bloodlessness
pedigree lineage, ancestry, or genealogy.
precipitous abrupt, sharp
profuse extravagant, lavish bounteous, plenteous
reconcile extravagant, lavish, generous, abundant
shackle To unite, to reconcile, to mend relationships.
threadbare manacle, to enslave, handcuffs, bonds.
base lower, humiliate, prostrate, demean
actuate trigger, incite, instigate, move to action
evert stop, deflect, ward off, preclude
boorish vulgar, crude, uncouth, ill-mannered
brunt shock, blow, main force, impact
combatant soldier, warrior, disputant, hostile
dormant resting, still, quiescent, inactive
dubious questionable, suspect, unsettled, undecided
harangue rant, lecture, diatribe, loud speech
harry badger, pester, hound, pillage
impenitent remorseless, unrepentant, incorrigible
knave rascal, rogue, scoundrel, miscreant
legion multitude, host, throng, division
liberality largesse, magnanimity, broad-mindedness
plaintiff complainant, accuser
probe explore, scrutinize, inquiry, detector
protract prolong, extend, elongate, spin out
quarry prey, game, victim, excavation, pit
spurn turn down, reject, decline, snub
subterfuge dodge, blind, ruse, deception, artifice
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