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- sacrosanct
- adj - regarded as sacred or inviolable; not to be entered or trespassed upon; above or beyond criticism, change, or interference
- mores
- pl. noun - the accepted traditional customs and usages of a particular social group; moral attitudes; manners; ways
- poignant
- adj. - painfully emotional; keenly distressing to the mind or feelings; profoundly moving or touching; neat, skillful and to the point
- quantitative
- adj - expressed or expressible as a quantity; of or relating to a number or quantity; of, relating to, or susciptible of measurement
- elusive
- (adj) -difficult to define or describe - hard to pin down
- noxious
- adj. - harmful to living things; injurious to health; harmful to minds or morals; corrupting
- idyllic
- adj - naturally peaceful; tranquil or simple in nature
- felicity
- noun - state of well-being; great happiness; bliss; an appropriate or pleasing manner or style
- concurrent
- adj. - happening at the same time as something else; operating or acting in conjunction with another; meeting or tending to meet at the same point
- inexplicable
- adj. - difficult or impossible to explain or account for
- metamorphosis
- noun - a transformation, as if by magic or sorcery; magical change in form
- continuity
- noun - the state or quality of being continuous; an uninterrupted succession or flow.
- indigenous
- adj - intrinsic; innate; native
- albeit
- conjunction - even though; although; notwithstanding
- charisma
- noun - a rare personal quality attributed to leaders who arouse fervent popular devotion and enthusiasm; magical attractiveness
- equivocate
- verb - to avoid making an explicit statement; say confusing things
- interdependent
- adj - mutually beneficial; parties are mutually dependent on each other; returning and requiring aid of another
- lampoon
- noun - a broud satirical piece that uses ridicule to attack a person, a group, or an institution; a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way. verb - to satirize
- therefore
- adverb - for that reason or cause; consequently; hence
- placate
- verb - to allay the anger of, especially by making concessions; appease; pacify
- presumptuous
- adjective - going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward; assumptive
- inclement
- adj - stormy; showing no clemency; unmerciful; bad, as in weather
- systemic
- adj - of or relating to a whole system; affecting or relating to an entire body or organism
- advocate
- noun - one who argues in favor of or pleads on another's behalf verb - to argue in favor of
- prolific
- adj. - producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile; abundantly productive in works or results
- abase
- verb - to humiliate
- blithe
- adj. - carefree and lighthearted; lacking due concern; casual
- parochial
- adj - relating to or supported by or located in a parish; narrowly restricted in outlook, point of view, or scope; provincial
- dearth
- noun - a scarce supply; a lack
- lucid
- adj - easily understood; intelligible; easy to understand; characterized by a clear perception or understanding; rational or sane
- treacherous
- adj - marked by unforeseen hazards; dangerous or deceptive; not dependable or trustworthy; marked by betrayal
- equitable
- adj - marked by or having equity; just and impartial; fair; equal
- sloth
- noun - aversion to work or exertion; laziness; indolence
- solicitous
- adj - marked by or given to anxious care; often hovering attentiveness; eager and attentive; anxious or concerned
- grandiose
- adj. - characterized by feigned or affected grandeur; pompous; absurdly exaggerated
- facetious
- adj. - playfully amusing in tone; humorous; jocular
- appropriate
- adj. - suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place; fitting verb - to set apart for a specific use; to take possission of or make use of exclusively for oneself, often without permission; to take of make use of without authority or right
- phenomenon
- noun - an occurrence, circumstance or fact that is perceptible to the senses; a remarkable or outstanding person; a marvel; an unusual, significant, or unaccountable fact
- anarchy
- (noun) absence of any form of political authority - political disorder - lawlessness
- indolent
- adj - disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy; lazy
- acrimonious
- (adj) - bitter, sharp, ill-natured animosity, especially as it is exhibited in speech or behavior - harsh
- precedent
- noun - an act or instance that may be used as an example in dealing with subsequent similar instances, as in a law; an earlier example; convention or custom arising from long-standing practice
- cacophony
- noun - loud, confusing, disagreeable sounds; dissonance; the use of harsh or discordant sounds for literary effect
- capricious
- adj. - characterized by or subject to whim; impulsive; unpredictable
- incense
- verb - to cause to be extremely angry; infuriate; make very angry
- indolence
- noun - the state of being disinclined to exert oneself; practice of being habitually lazy; laziness
- moreover
- adverb - beyond what has been stated; besides; furthermore; in addition; what is more
- utopian
- adj. - of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a Utopia; excellent or ideal, but impracticable; visionary; proposing impracticably ideal schemes noun - a zealous, but impractical reformer of human society
- abduct
- verb - to kidnap
- ephemeral
- adj - lasting for a markedly brief time
- relegate
- verb - to assign to an obscure place, position, or condition; to send to a place of exile; banish; to assign to a particular class or category; to refer or assign for decision or action
- supercilious
- adj - feeling or showing haughty disdain; haughty
- tentatively
- adverb - not fully worked out; uncertain; hesitantly
- farcical
- adj - like a ludicrous, empty show; a mockery; absurd
- abdicate
- verb - to give up power or responsibility
- contrived
- adj. - obviously planned or calculated; not spontaneous; labored verb - planned with cleverness and ingenuity; schemed; planned with evil intent; invented
- implement
- verb - to put into practical effect; carry out; noun - a tool or instrument used in doing work
- sensory
- adj - of or relating to the senses or sensation; having to do with the senses
- frugal
- adj. - practicing or marked by economy, as in the expenditure of money or the use of material resources; economical; inexpensive
- engender
- verb - to bring into existence; give rise to; cause to exist
- qualitative
- adj - of, relating to, or concerning quality; having to do with quality
- lax
- adj - lacking in rigor, strictness, or firmness
- abate
- verb - to lessen
- indelible
- adjective - impossible to remove, erase, or wash away; permanent; unable to be forgotten; memorable
- precipitate
- verb - to cause to happen, especially suddenly or prematurely; cause to happen abruptly
- misanthropic
- adj - hating or mistrusting humankind; characteristic of having scorn, hatred, or mistrust of mankind
- expropriate
- verb - to deprive of possession officially; take property officially; to transfer (another's property) to oneself
- polarize
- verb - to cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions; cause opposing positions
- reparation
- noun - the act or process of making amends; something done or paid to compensate or repair
- foreboding
- noun. - a sense of impending evil or misfortune; an evil omen adj. - marked by or indicative of foreboding; ominous
- monolithic
- adj - something suggestive of a large block of stone, as in immovability, massiveness, or uniformity; massive and unyielding
- substantive
- adj - not imaginary; actual; real; having substance; of considerable amount or quantity
- daunt
- verb - to abate the courage of; discourage; make fearful
- prestige
- noun - a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth; level of recognized importance
- marred
- adj - damaged or bruised verb - past tense of bruise or damage
- nepotism
- noun - favoritism shown or patronage granted to relatives, as in business or politics; favoritism shown on the basis of a family relationship
- impartial
- adj - not partial or biased; unprejudiced; fair
- abhor
- verb - to hate; to regard with horror or loathing; detest
- regimented
- verb - subjected to uniformity or rigid order; systematized
- figurative
- adj - based on or making use of figures of speech; metaphorical
- innocuous
- adj - having no adverse effect; harmless
- jeopardy
- noun - risk of loss or injury; peril or danger
- consequently
- adverb - as a result; therefore;because of the reason given
- ardent
- adj - expressing or characterized by warmth of feeling; passionate
- parody
- noun - a literary or artistic work that imitates the syle of an author or a work for comic effect or ridicule; satirical imitation; verb - to make a spoof or make fun of; imitate
- provocative
- adj. - tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy
- negligence
- noun - failure to exercise the degree of care considered reasonable under the circumstances; carelessness
- assiduous
- adj - constant in application or attention; diligent; hardworking
- rudimentary
- adj - of or relating to basic facts or principles; elementary; basic
- docile
- adj - ready and willing to be taught; teachable; easily taught; tractable
- reiterate
- verb - to say or do again; to say repeatedly
- somber
- adj - dark or gloomy; serious or grave; dark or dull in color; melancholy; dismal
- obsolete
- adj - no longer in use or valid; outmoded in design, style, or construction
- obscure
- adj - not clearly understood or expressed; vague or ambiguous; hard to understand
- credulous
- adj - disposed to believe too readily; gullible; eager to believe
- omnipotent
- adj - having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all powerful
- pacify
- verb - to ease the anger or agitation of; calm someone down
- abstruse
- (adj) - difficult to understand; -hard to understand
- nebulous
- adj - lacking definite form or limits; vague; cloudy or cloudlike
- nevertheless
- adverb - in spite of that; however; despite anything to the contrary
- conciliate
- verb - to overcome the distrust or animosity of; appease; to regain or try to regain friendship or goodwill by pleasant behavior; to make or attempt to make compatible
- vitiate
- verb - to reduce the value or impair the quality of; make impure
- prudent
- adj - careful in regard to one's own interest; provident; careful
- nurture
- verb - to nourish; feed; to educate; train; to help grow or develop; cultivate; noun - biology; the sum of environmental influences and conditions acting on an organism
- insatiable
- adj. - impossible to satisfy or satiate
- apathy
- noun - lack of interest or concern; especially regarding matters of general importance or appeal; indifference; lack of emotion or enthusiasm
- exacerbate
- verb - to increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate; to make worse
- taciturn
- adj - habitually untalkative
- beset
- verb - to trouble persistently; harass
- ethical
- adjective - of, relating to, or having ethics; being in accordance with the accepted principles or right and wrong
- patriarch
- noun - one who is regarded as the founder or original head of an enterprise, organization, or tradition; a man who rules a family or tribe; male head of a family; a very old, venerable man; an elder; the oldest member of a group
- intuitively
- adv. - in an intuitive manner; known or perceived without specific instruction
- yearning
- noun - a persistent, often wistful desire; longing verb - to have a strong, often melancholy desire; to feel deep sympathy or tenderness
- plagiarize
- verb - to use and pass off the ideas and/or writing of another as one's own
- complicity
- noun - involvement as an accomplice in a questionable act or a crime; participation in wrongdoing
- beleaguer
- verb - to harass; beset; besiege; to trouble persistently
- demagogue
- noun - a leader who obtains power by means of impassioned appeals to the emotions and prejudices of the populace; rabble-rousing leader
- affluent
- adj. - prosperous or wealthy; plentiful; abundant
- behoove
- verb - to be necessary or proper; be appropriate
- ecstatic
- adj. - joyful or enraptured; marked by or expressing ecstasy; feeling great delight
- obsequious
- adj - full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning
- squander
- verb - to spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate; waste
- diverse
- adj - differing from one another; varied
- labyrinth
- noun - an intricate structure of interconnecting passages through which it is difficult to find one's way; maze
- cursory
- adj - performed with haste and scant attention to detail; hasty
- propensity
- noun - tendency or inclination to do something
- excruciating
- adj. - intensely painful; agonizing; very intense or extreme
- aberration
- noun - a deviation from the normal
- aptitude
- noun - an inherent ability, as for learning; a talent; natural ability
- countenance
- noun - appearance, especially of the face; face
- hoard
- noun - a secret store of money or valuables verb - save up for future use; to accumulate a stash; to keep hidden or secret
- circumspect
- adj - heedful of circumstances and potential consequences; prudent; cautious
- usurp
- verb - to seize and hold power or rights of another by force; to take over or occupy without right
- astute
- adjective - marked by practical, hardheaded intelligence; having or showing shrewdness or discernment
- stratum
- (noun) - a horizontal layer of material, especially one of several parallel layers arranged one on top of another