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- brusque
- adj. abrupt, blunt, with no formalities
- demagogue
- n. a leader who exploits populare predjudices and false promises to gain power.
- cajole
- v. to coax, persuade
- ennui
- n. weariness from lack of occupation, boredom
- anomalous
- adj. abnormal, irregular
- contrive
- v. to plan with ingenuity, invent
- disabuse
- to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking
- arbiter
- n. one having power to decide a matter at issue, a judge.
- bizarre
- adj. extremely strange, unusual, atypical
- castigate
- v. to punish severely, criticize severely.
- aspersion
- n. a damaging or derogatory statement, the act of slandering
- vouchsafe
- v. to give or furnish condescendingly, to grant
- megalomania
- n. a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc.
- surreptitious
- adj. stealthy scecret, intended to escape observation.
- transmute
- v. to transform. to change from one substance to antoher.
- immutable
- adj. not subject to change, constant
- transgress
- v. to go beyond a limit or boundary, to sin, to violate
- heinous
- adj. very wicked, offensive, hateful
- insurgent
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n. one who rebels
adj. rising in a refvolt, refusing to accept authority - fetter
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n. a chain or shackle placed on the feet.
v. to chain or shackle - sinecure
- n. a position requiring little or no work, an easy
- vicarious
- adj. performed, suffered, or otherwiseexperienced by one person in place of another.
- aggrandize
- v. to increase in greatness, powere or wealth. to intensify
- inscrutbable
- adj. impossible to see through, physically incapable of being understood
- archetype
- n. an original model after which similar things are patterned. a perfect example
- erudite
- adj. scholarly, learned
- infer
- v. to find out by reasoning, to hint, suggest, imply
- affable
- adj. courteous and pleasant, sociable
- amorphous
- adj. shapeless, without definite form, without unity
- gossamer
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adj. thin, light, delicate
n. a very thin, light, cloth - aura
- n. that which surrounds, a distinctive air or personal quality
- insular
- adj. relatin to an island, narrow or isolated in outlook or experience.
- sleazy
- adj. think or flimsy, cheap. ethically low, mean
- irrevocable
- adj. incapable of being changed or called back
- resilient
- adj. persistent, showing industry and determination
- remonstrate
- v. to argue or plead with someone against somehing, to protest
- retrench
- v. to cut down, reduce in schop and cost
- sedulous
- adj. able to return to an original shape or form. able to recover quickly
- reverberate
- v. to re-echo, resound, to reflect or be reflected
- querulous
- adj. peevish, complaining, fretful
- repudiate
- v. to disown, reject or deny
- propensity
- n. a natural inclination or bent toward
- scurrilous
- adj. coarseely abusive, vulgar or low, foul-mouthed
- contraband
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n. illegal traffic, smuggled goods
adj. illegal, probhibited - flout
- v. to mock. treat with contempt
- caveat
- n. a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior
- blazon
- v. to adorn or embellish,
- filch
- v. to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts
- fractious
- adj. tending to be troublesome, unruly, quarrelsome
- equitable
- adj. fair, just, embodying principles of justice
- autonomy
- n. self-government, political control
- addendum
- n. an addition or supplement designed to increase correctness
- amnesty
- n. a general pardon for an offense against a government, in general any act of forgiveness.
- axiomatic
- adj. self-evident, expressing a nuiversally accepted principle or rule
- extricate
- v. to fee from etanglements or difficulties
- soporific
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adj. tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness
n. something that induces sleep - scathing
- adj. bitterly severe, withering, causing great harm
- unwieldy
- adj. not easily carried, handled or managed b/c of complexity
- vapid
- adj. dull, uninteresting, tiresome, lacking in sharpness
- prognosticate
- v. to predict, especially on the basis of present indications or signs
- sepulchral
- adj. funeral, typical of the tomb, extremely gloomy or dismal
- salutary
- adj. beneficial, helpful, healthy
- straitlaced
- adj. extremely stric in regard to moral standards and conduct
- scourge
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v. to whip, punnish severely
n. a cause of affliction or suffering. - precept
- n a rule fo conduct or action
- transient
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adj. lasting only a short time
n. one who stays a short time.