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dormant: adj. sleeping; lethargic; latent
inured: adj. accustomed; hardened
plethora: n. excess; overabundance
nascent: adj. incipient; coming into being or existence
conciliate: v. to soothe; to end a dispute; to reconcile
vacillate: v. to waver; fluctuate
convalescent: adj. returning to health after illness or debility
engender: v. to cause or produce; give rise to
piety: n. devoutness; reverence for God
delineate: v. portray; depict; sketch
insidious: adj. treacherous; stealthy; sly
savor: v. enjoy; have a distinctive flavor, smell, or quality
inundate: v. to overwhelm; flood; submerge
protract: v. to prolong; lengthen in time
decadent: adj. marked by decay or decline;deteriorating, esp. in the sense of morals
provident: adj. displaying foresight; thrifty; preparing for emergencies
plasticity: n. ability to be molded; malleable
coda: n. concluding section of a musical or literary composition
complacent: adj. Pleased or satisfied with oneself.
distill: v. purify; refine; concentrate
obsolescent: adj. passing out of use; becoming obsolete
dirge: n. lament with music, a funeral hymn, a song or poem of grief
hyperbole: n. an exaggeration; overstatement
empirical: adj. based on experience, derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
vociferous: adj. clamorous; noisy
dilatory: adj. delaying, inclined to waste time and lag behind
recondite: adj. abstruse; profound; secret
perspicacious: adj. having insight; penetrating; astute
latent: adj. potential but undeveloped; dormant; hidden
intractable: adj. unruly; stubborn; unyielding
inadvertently: adv. unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly
bombastic: adj. pompous; using inflated language
fractious: adj. unruly; stubbornly resistant to authority or control
bolster: v. to support or reinforce
indoctrinate: v. to imbue someone with learning
officious: adj. meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one's services
aver: v. to state confidently
flout: v. to reject; mock
empathy: n. ability to identify with another's feelings, ideas, etc.
inconsequential: adj. insignificant; unimportant
reverent: adj. respectful; worshipful
volition: n. the act of making a conscious choice
voracious: adj. ravenous; eating large quantities of food; exceedingly eager; insatiable
predilection: n. partiality; preference
opprobrium: n. infamy; vilification
intransigent: adj. refusing to agree or compromise
diatribe: n. bitter scolding; invective
dupe: n. someone easily fooled
ascetic: adj. practicing self-denial; austere
androgen: n. a substance producing or stimulating male characteristics
discrete: adj. separate; unconnected
acrimonious: adj. bitter in words or manner, caustic
pusillanimous: adj. cowardly; fainthearted
penury: n. severe poverty; stinginess
viable: adj. practical or workable; capable of maintaining life
occult: adj. mysterious; secret; supernatural
obsequious: adj. attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner; sycophantic
punctilious: adj. stressing niceties of conduct or form; minutely attentive(perhaps too much so) to fine points
vilify: v. to slander; spread negative information about
alleviate: v. , to make easier to endure; to relieve; to diminish
exacerbate: v. to worsen; embitter
tangential: adj. peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing
castigation: n. punishment; severe criticism
saturate: v. to soak thoroughly; imbue; impregnate; charge; fill to capacity
extrapolation: n. projection; conjecture; an inference about the future based on known facts and observations
incongruity: n. a lack of harmony; absurdity
boorish: adj. rude or insensitive
ablution: n. A washing or cleansing, especially of the body.
dour: adj. sullen; stubborn
neophyte: n. recent convert; beginner
ubiquitous: adj. being everywhere; omnipresent
abate: v. subside or moderate
atrophy: n. wasting away, any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
oblique: adj. indirect; slanting or deviating from the perpendicular or from a straight line
mollify: v. to soothe; make less rigid or softer
congenital: adj. existing at birth
flag: v. to droop; grow feeble; become less intense
disabuse: v. to correct a false impression; undeceive
enervate: v. to weaken or destroy the strength or vitality
malinger: v. to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
proscribe: v. to banish; outlaw; ostracize
dissemble: v. disguise; pretend
subside: v. to settle down; descend; grow quiet
gouge: v. to overcharge; extort
eugenics: adj. pertaining to the improvements of the qualities of race
tractable: adj. docile; easily managed
duplicity: n. double-dealing; hypocrisy
disingenuous: adj. not naive; sophisticated
burnish: v. to make shiny by rubbing; polish
cursory: adj. casual, hastily done
circumscribe: v. to limit or contain
ambiguous: adj. unclear or doubtful in meaning
magnate: n. a person of prominence or influence
pugnacious: adj. having a quarrelsome or combative nature
supercillious: adj. arrogant; condescending; patronizing
derision: n. scorn; ridicule; contemptuous treatment
attenuate: v. to make thin, weaken
sedition: n. resistance to authority; insubordination
meticulous: adj. excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous
refute: v. to disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
alacrity: n. cheerful promptness, eagerness
guileless: adj. without deceit; frank
disinterested: adj. unprejudiced; free from bias and self-interest; objective
benevolent: adj. generous, charitable
exigency: n. an urgent situation
maverick: n. rebel; nonconformist
obtuse: adj. blunt; stupid
tenable: adj. capable of being held
euphemism: n. a mild expression in place of an unpleasant one
arduous: adj. hard; strenuous
deterrent: n. something that discourages; hindrance
stipulate: v. to make express conditions; specify
prodigal: adj. wasteful; reckless with money
connoisseur: n. a person competent to act as a judge of art, etc.; a lover of an art
contentious: adj. , involving or likely to cause controversy
impermeable: adj. impervious; not permitting passage through its substance
apogee: n. highest point, climax
taciturn: adj. habitually silent; talking little
compendium: n. brief, comprehensive summary
induce: v. to persuade; bring about
implode: v. to burst inward
infusion: n. the act of infusing or introducing a certain modifying element or quality
androgynous: adj. having both male and female characteristics
diverge: v. to vary; go in different directions from the same point
perennial: n. something long-lasting
imperturbable: adj. calm; placid; not easily excited or upset
ambivalence: n. the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes or opinions
prevaricate: v. to lie; stray from or avoid the truth; equivocate
rarefied: adj. made less dense(of a gas)
collusion: n. conspiring in a fraudulent scheme
perfunctory: adj. superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm
disparage: v. to speak of in a slighting way or negatively; to belittle
conundrum: n. a riddle or difficult problem
verity: n. a quality of being true; lasting truth or principle
futile: adj. useless; hopeless; ineffectual
welter: n. turmoil; a confused multitude of things
ameliorate: v. to improve, get better
desultory: adj. aimless; haphazard; digressing at random
judicious: adj. sound in judgment; wise
insularity: n. narrow-mindedness; isolation
reticent: adj. reserved; uncommunicative; inclined to silence
disquiet: n. lack of calm, peace, or ease; anxiety; uneasiness
impetuous: adj. violent; hasty; rash
decorum: n. propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners
insipid: adj. lacking in flavor; dull
admonish: v. to warn or reprove
percipient: adj. having perception; discerning; discriminating
perquisite: n. any gain above stipulated salary
fawning: adj. courting favor by cringing and flattering
dilettante: n. aimless follower of the arts; amateur; dabbler
document: v. to provide written evidence
daunt: v. to intimidate or frighten
facetious: adj. joking(often inappropriately); humorous
inculpate: v. to charge with fault
adjure: v. to beg or command; urge
placate: v. to pacify; conciliate; bring peace to; appease
tendentious: adj. having an aim; biased; designed to further a cause
elocution: n. the art of clear and expressive speaking
inamorata: n. a female lover
oscillate: v. to vibrate pendulum-like; waver
verbose: adj. wordy; very talkative
paragon: n. a model of perfection
solicitous: adj. worried; concerned
vicarious: adj. acting as a substitute; done by a deputy
implicit: adj. understood but not stated
shard: n. a fragment, generally of pottery
preamble: n. introductory statement
malingerer: n. one who feigns illness to escape duty
inchoate: adv. recently begun; rudimentary; elementary
burgeon: v. , to send forth new growth (as buds or branches); to grow and expand rapidly: flourish
morose: adj. ill-humored; sullen; melancholy
elicit: v. draw out by discussion; derive; deduce
levity: n. lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity
anomalous: adj. abnormal or irregular; deviating from the general or common order or type
innocuous: adj. harmless; not injurious to physical or mental health
tacit: adj. understood; not put into words
enhance: v. to increase or improve
dogma: n. a firmly held belief or opinion
propound: v. to put forth for analysis
abscond: v. depart secretly and hide
resolve: n. determination; firmness of purpose
contrite: adj. feeling regret for a fault or offense, penitent
anarchy: n. absence of governing body; state of disorder
complaisent: adj. trying to please; obliging
intransigence: n. refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
adulterate: v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
aesthetic: adj. artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful
presumptuous: adj. arrogant; taking liberties; assuming too much
torpor: n. lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy
prescient: adj. perceiving the significance of events before they occur; foresight
abdicate: v. renounce or relinquish a throne
presentiment: n. feeling something will happen; anticipatory fear; premonition
porous: adj. full of pores or holes; like a sieve
precept: n. practical rule guiding conduct
luminous: adj. shining; issuing light
pragmatic: adj. practical(as opposed to idealistic); concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
frugality: n. thrift; economy
volatile: adj. changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly
quiescence: n. the condition of being at rest
amatory: adj. of or pertaining to lovers or lovemaking
appease: v. to pacify or soothe, relieve
refractory: adj. stubborn; unmanageable
craven: adj. cowardly, spineless
sociopath: n. a person whose behavior is antisocial and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility
forestall: v. prevent by taking action in advance
lassitude: n. a feeling of lack of interest or energy; weariness
minatory: adj. menacing; threatening
doleful: adj. filled with or evoking sadness; melancholy; sorrowful
vituperative: adj. abusive; scolding
buttress: v. to support or prop up
inert: adj. inactive; lacking power to move
facilitate: v. to help bring about; make less difficult
cogent: adj. convincing
rescind: v. to cancel; repeal; annul
commensurate: adj. corresponding in size or degree or extent
denigrate: v. to blacken, charge falsely or with malicious intent
problematic: adj. doubtful; unsettled; questionable; perplexing
circumspect: adj. prudent or cautious
obviate: v. to make unnecessary; get rid of
condone: v. to overlook, forgive, give tacit approval, excuse
substantiate: v. to establish by evidence; verify; support
fiduciary: adj. of a trust; held or given in trust
dichotomy: n. split; branching into two parts(especially contradictory ones)
effluence: n. flowing out of, the process of flowing out
viscous: adj. sticky; gluey
prudence: n. wisdom; exercise of good judgment; caution or restraint
divest: v. strip; deprive
conflagration: n. great fire
diffidence: n. shyness, lacking self-confidence
analogous: adj. comparable; similar, corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin
confound: v. to confuse or puzzle
conciliatory: adj. reconciling, soothing
fledgling: adj. inexperienced; an untested beginner; novice
abjure: v. renounce upon oath
preclude: v. to make impossible; eliminate
litigate: v. to make the subject of a lawsuit
precipitate: v. to throw headlong; hasten; bring about abruptly
omnivorous: adj. eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything
default: n. failure to act
exult: v. to rejoice, to celebrate
aggrandize: v. to increase or intensify; raise in power, wealth, rank, or honor
querulous: adj. fretful; whining
propensity: n. natural inclination; tendency; penchant
specious: adj. seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading(often intentionally)
altruist: n. a person unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others
erudite: adj. learned; scholarly
deride: v. ridicule; make fun of
invective: n. insulting or abusive language.
esoteric: adj. hard to understand; known only to the chosen few
mitigate: v. to appease or moderate
discrepancy: n. lack of consistency; difference
chicanery: n. trickery, deception
inherent: adj. firmly established by nature or habit
precarious: adj. uncertain; risky
compliant: adj. yielding; conforming to requirements
bemoan: v. to lament, express disapproval of
goad: v. to urge on
stigma: n. token of disgrace; brand
discredit: v. defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve
execrable: adj. very bad; abominable
audacious: adj. daring or bold
supposition: n. hypothesis; surmise; assumption
obfuscate: v. to confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex
penchant: n. strong inclination; liking
affable: adj. easily approachable, warmly friendly
dismiss: v. to eliminate from consideration; reject
hypocritical: adj. pretending to be virtuous; deceiving; acting in such a way as to contradict ones spoken beliefs
disport: v. to amuse, to play about, frolic or gambol
metamorphosis: n. a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances
assiduous: adj. diligent, marked by care and persistent effort
pedantic: adj. showing off learning; bookish
elegy: n. poem or song expressing lamentation
embellish: v. to adorn; ornament; enhance(as a story)
indolence: n. state of being lazy or slothful
philology: n. the study of language
subjugate: v. to conquer; bring under control
ineffable: adj. unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech
promulgate: v. to proclaim a doctrine or law; make known by official publication
contention: n. claim; thesis
insensible: adj. unconscious; unresponsive
resolution: n. determination
mendacious: adj. lying; habitually dishonest
itinerary: n. plan of a trip; schedule
animus: n. hostile feeling or intent
lethargic: adj. drowsy; dull
panegyric: n. a formal expression of praise
subterfuge: n. pretense; evasion; something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
profound: adj. deep; not superficial; complete
ephemeral: adj. short-lived; fleeting
disparate: adj. basically different; unrelated
philanthropy: n. charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness
felicitous: adj. apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
onerous: adj. burdensome or oppressive
amalgamate: v. combine; unite in one body
exigent: adj. urgent, requiring immediate action
irascible: adj. irritable; easily angered
garrulous: adj. loquacious; wordy; talkative
paucity: n. scarcity; an insufficient quantity or number
heterogeneous: adj. dissimilar; mixed
apathy: n. lack of caring, indifference
peripatetic: adj. walking about; moving
catalyst: n. agent that brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
whimsical: n. capricious; fanciful; subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable
repudiate: v. to disavow; refuse to acknowledge; ratify; or recognize as valid
venerate: v. to regard with feelings of respect and reverence
strut: n. a pompous walk
adjoin: v. to be close or in contact with
impede: v. to hinder or block; to slow the progress of
skeptic: n. doubter; person who suspends judgment until having the evidence supporting a point of view
reproach: v. to express disapproval or disappointment
gullable: adj. easily deceived
log: v. a record of a voyage or flight; record of day-to-day activities
coagulate: v. to thicken, congeal, clot
quiescent: adj. at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
permeable: adj. penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through
corroborate: v. to confirm; support
expound: v. to set forth in detail; explain
abeyance: n. temporary or suspended action
hetrodox: adj. unorthodox; unconventional
acrid: adj. sharp, bitterly pungent
transgression: n. violation of a law; sin
capricious: adj. impulsive or unpredictable; fickle
wary: adj. very cautious
magnanimity: n. generosity; liberality in bestowing gifts
abstemious: adj. sparing in eating or drinking; temperate
abject: adj. utterly hopeless
misanthrope: n. one who hates mankind
veracious: adj. truthful; honest
contravene: v. to contradict or oppose
supercede: v. to cause to be set aside; replace; make obsolete
ostentatious: adj. showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
zealot: n. fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal
strut: n. supporting bar; a brace used to support a structure against pressures from the side
probity: n. uprightness; incorruptibility; virtue
euphony: n. a sweet or agreeable sound
reprehensible: adj. deserving blame; condemnable
malfeasance: n. misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official
exculpate: v. to free from blame; pardon; acquit
pristine: adj. characteristic of earlier times; primitive; unspoiled
impervious: adj. impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed
compunction: n. remorse; strong uneasiness caused by guilt
fatuous: adj. foolish; inane
indigence: n. a state of extreme poverty or destitution
apprise: v. inform, make aware of
negate: v. to cancel out; nullify; deny
supplicate: v. to petition humbly; pray to grant a favor
verisimilitude: n. appearance of truth; likelihood
pathogenic: adj. causing disease or suffering
pervasive: adj. spread throughout
occlude: v. shut; close; block passage through
incorporate: v. introduce something into a larger whole; combine; unite
impair: v. to injure or hurt
distend: v. to expand; swell out
unconscionable: adj. unscrupulous; excessive
lucid: adj. easily understood; clear; intelligible
reprobate: n. a person hardened in sin; devoid of a sense of decency
truculence: n. aggressiveness; ferocity
gainsay: v. to deny, dispute, contradict, to oppose
recumbent: adj. reclining; lying down completely or in part
subpoena: n. a writ summoning a witness to appear
effrontery: n. shameless boldness
proliferate: v. to grow rapidly; spread; multiply
maxim: n. proverb; a truth pithily stated
idolatry: n. the worship of idols; excessive admiration
enigma: n. a puzzle or mystery
fallacious: adj. false; misleading
anachronism: n. something or someone misplaced in time
caustic: adj. burning; sarcastically biting
mundane: adj. worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday; ordinary
irresolute: adj. uncertain how to act; lacking decisiveness of character
appropriate: v. take possession of by force, as after an invasion
deference: n. courteous regard for another's wish
abstruse: adj. obscure, profound, difficult to understand
maladroit: adj. clumsy; bungling
arrogate: v. to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously
soporific: adj. sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness
equanimity: n. calmness of temperament; composure
avocation: n. a secondary or minor occupation
salubrious: adj. favorable to health of mind or body; healthful
insolent: adj. boldly rude or disrespectful
relegate: v. to banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign
importune: v. to beg persistently
iconoclastic: adj. attacking cherished traditions
sanction: v. to approve; ratify
dessicate: v. to dry out; to remove moisture
banal: adj. hackneyed, commonplace, trite, lacking originality
indeterminate: adj. uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite
circumambulate: v. to walk about or around
confluence: n. flowing together, crowd
eulogy: n. expression of praise often on the occasion of someone's death
diffuse: adj. wordy; rambling; spread out
beneficent: adj. kindly, doing good
puerile: adj. childish; displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
incursion: n. temporary invasion, the act of entering some territory or domain
artless: adj. without guile; open and honest
fusillade: n. simultaneous firing or outbursts(of missiles, questions, etc.)
autonomous: adj. self-governing, existing as an independent entity
insensate: adj. without feeling
petulant: adj. touchy; peevish; easily irritated or annoyed
converge: v. to approach, tend to meet, come together
proselytize: v. to induce someone to convert to a religion or belief
plummet: v. to fall or drop sharply
philanderer: n. faithless lover; flirt; one who engages in love affairs lightly or insincerely
delude: v. to decieve
apartheid: n. any system or caste that separates people according to race
emulate: v. to imitate; rival; follow an example
impugn: v. to dispute or contradict(often in an insulting way); challenge; gainsay
circuitous: adj. roundabout, marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
remonstrate: v. to say or plead in protest
obdurate: adj. stubborn; showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
striated: adj. marked with parallel bands; grooved
indigent: adj. poor; destitute
panoply: n. a wide-ranging and impressive array or display
efficacy: n. power to produce desired effect
aberrant: adj. abnormal or deviant; markedly different from an accepted norm
salient: adj. prominent; conspicuous; highly relevant
amity: n. friendship
adventitious: adj. accidental; casual
digression: n. wandering away from the subject
belligerent: adj. quarrelsome, combative, eager to fight
quibble: n. minor objection or complaint
accretion: n. growth or increase
rejoinder: n. retort; comeback; reply
secrete: v. to hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism
phlegmatic: adj. calm; not easily disturbed
ingenuous: adj. naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated
stint: v. be thrift; set limits
pungent: adj. stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
laconic: adj. brief and to the point; concise
convoluted: adj. coiled around; involved; intricate
concentric: adj. having a common center
dystrophy: n. any degenerative disorder resulting from inadequate or faulty nutrition
pathological: adj. pertaining to disease
satiate: v. to satisfy fully
acerbic: adj. sour or astringent in taste
insinuate: v. to imply; to suggest or hint at indirectly
antipathy: n. strong feeling of hatred, aversion, revulsion
miscegenation: n. interbreeding of races
veracity: n. truthfulness; honesty
interloper: n. an unwanted visitor; an intruder or trespasser
tortuous: adj. winding; full of curves
transcendent: adj. surpassing; exceeding ordinary limits; superior
spectrum: n. colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism
equivocate: v. to lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth
malleable: adj. capable of being shaped or formed; easily influenced
recalcitrant: adj. obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly
loquacious: adj. talkative; garrulous
harangue: n. long, passionate, and vehement speech
stolid: adj. dull; impassive
assuage: v. to ease or lessen(pain); satisfy(hunger); soothe(anger)
malevolent: adj. wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
eclectic: adj. selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources
abrogate: v. abolish
acquiesce: v. to assent, agree passively, or comply
precocious: adj. advanced in development
dogmatic: adj. opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal
dissolution: n. disintegration; looseness in morals
implacable: adj. incapable of being pacified
sporadic: adj. occurring irregularly
precursor: n. forerunner; an indication of the approach of something or someone
qualified: adj. limited or restricted
discerning: adj. mentally quick and observant; having insight
dissonance: n. discord; opposite of harmony
derivative: adj. unoriginal; obtained from another source
austere: adj. forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamental
disjointed: adj. disconnected, lacking orderly continuity
tenuous: adj. thin; rare; slim
precipitate: adj. rash; premature; hasty; sudden
immutable: adj. unchangeable; constant; fixed
approbation: n. official recognition or approval
homogeneous: adj. of the same kind; similar
ebullient: adj. showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
sage: n. a person celebrated for wisdom
benign: adj. kindly, favorable, not malignant
propriety: n. fitness; correct conduct
indolent: adj. lazy; habitually inactive or idle.
obstreperous: adj. boisterous; noisy
permutation: n. a complete change in character or condition
credulous: adj. easily deceived, gullible, too willing to believe
foment: v. stir up; instigate
impassive: adj. without feeling; imperturbable; stoical
disseminate: v. distribute; spread; scatter(like seeds)
estimable: adj. admirable; deserving of respect or high regard
epither: n. word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing
magnanimous: adj. generous in forgiving an insult or injury
pertinacious: adj. stubborn; persistent
perfidious: adj. treacherous; disloyal
laud: v. to praise, glorify, or honor
levee: n. earthen or stone embankments to prevent flooding
epigram: n. witty thought or saying, usually short
revile: v. to attack with abusive language; vilify
recant: v. to disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error
recluse: n. hermit; loner; one who lives in solitude
guile: n. deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning, the use of tricks to deceive someone
cacophonous: adj. discordant, inharmonious
partisan: adj. one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
aggregate: v. to gather or accumulate
platitude: n. trite remark; commonplace statement
endemic: adj. prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country
gregarious: adj. sociable, seeking and enjoying the company of others
imbue: v. to saturate or fill
convoke: v. to call together
fervor: n. glowing ardor; intensity of feeling
discordant: adj. not harmonious; conflicting
capitulate: v. to surrender under specified conditions; to give up all resistance or acquiesce
grandiloquent: adj. pompous; bombastic; using high sounding language
effigy: n. dummy, a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
belie: v. contradict, give a false impression
tirade: n. extended scolding; denunciation; harangue
adversity: n. poverty or misfortune
reprisal: n. any infliction or act by way of retaliation on an enemy.
propitiate: v. to appease; conciliate
prohibitive: adj. tending to prevent the purchase or use of something; inclined to prevent or forbid
tenacious: adj. holding fast; persistent; stubbornly unyielding
apotheosis: n. elevation to godhood, an ideal example of something
inimical: adj. unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental

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