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- acquiesce
- verb to agree passively rather than expressing approval or disapproval
- unscathed
- adjective, not injured or harmed
- probity
- n complete honesty; integrity; uprightness in one's dealings
- swagger
- verb, to walk in an arrogant manner; strut; boast; brag
- rail
- vb to utter a bitter complaint
- crescendo
- noun the peak of a gradual increase, often of sound
- empirical
- adj depending on experience or observation alone
- placate
- verb to make less angry or upset by doing or saying something to please
- imperious
- adj commanding; powerful
- incarnation
- noun the embodiment of a deity or spirit in some earthly form; a concrete or actual form of a quality or concept
- demonic
- adjective, devil like
- venture
- verb, to expose to danger or risk
- unfathomable
- adj impossible to comprehend, deep, profound
- listless
- adjective, without energy
- benign
- adj gentle and mild, harmless
- consolation
- n a comfort and support
- mortify
- verb, to cause to experience humiliation or shame
- mutinous
- adjective, unruly, rebellious
- gullet
- noun, throat
- comply
- verb, to act in accordance with another's command, rule, request, wish
- brandish
- verb to wave something about, especially a weapon
- antipathy
- noun settled aversion or dislike; hatred
- insidious
- adj treacherous
- vivacious
- adj full of life and animation; spirited; lively
- lacerate
- vb to tear jaggedly; to mangle (something soft, like flesh) 2) to wound or to hurt esp. one's feelings, deeply
- divulge
- v to reveal something (private)
- thwart
- verb, to oppose and defeat the effort
- ornate
- adjective, very elaborate and complicated, embellished
- garrulous
- adj pointlessly or annoyingly talkative
- conjure
- v to call or bring to mind, evoke; to influence as if by magic
- appraise
- verb to judge, to set a value for
- placid
- adj undisturbed by tumult or disorder
- exorbitant
- adj excessive; extravagant; going beyond what is reasonable or fair
- stalwart
- adjective, firm, resolute, strong
- tremulous
- adj marked by trembling, quivering or shaking
- retribution
- n something given or demanded in repayment, especially punishment
- blanch
- verb, to turn white from fear or shock
- spellbind
- verb, to hold under a spell; enchant; fascinate
- levee
- n an embankment built to prevent water from overflowing
- interject
- verb to insert between or among other things, often by speaking
- transfix
- verb, to make motionless with terror, amazement or awe
- pugnacious
- adj eager and ready to fight, belligerent
- incongruence
- n contradiction, incompatibility, unsuitability
- poignant
- adj profoundly moving; touching
- vagary
- noun an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant action or notion
- rout
- verb, to drive out or force out; eject
- presumptuous
- adj excessively forward
- taut
- adjective, very tight
- draconian
- adj harsh; severe
- suave
- adj smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
- uncanny
- adjective, seeming to have a supernatural character or origin
- tenacious
- adj holding firmly to a decision or opinion, persistent
- parsonage
- n official residence provided by the church for a minister
- brusquely
- adv quickly; abruptly, somewhat rudely
- strew
- v to spread here and there; to scatter; to disperse
- gorge
- verb, to stuff with food; glut
- ramparts
- noun, fortification (esp. walls)
- bravado
- n defiant or swaggering behavior
- amorphous
- adj lacking definite form; shapeless
- debacle
- n an overwhelming defeat or rout; a stunning, ruinous collapse
- aspire
- vb to desire strongly; to have great ambition; to yearn or to seek after
- recumbent
- adj lying down, especially in a position of comfort or rest
- contrition
- n sincere remorse for wrongdoing; repentance
- blaspheme
- v to speak of God or a sacred entity in an irreverent manner
- beseech
- v request urgently or earnestly; implore
- magnanimous
- adj noble in mind; esp. in forgiving or overlooking injury and insult
- morose
- adj sad, gloomy
- recoil
- v to shrink back in fear or repulsion
- bedlam
- nouna place, scene, or state of uproar and confusion
- lair
- noun, den or dwelling of a wild animal
- burnish
- verb, to polish
- despicable
- adj deserving of contempt or scorn; vile
- escapist
- adj providing pleasure and diversion from unpleasant realities
- jaded
- adj tired or dull through repetition or excess
- sodden
- adj thoroughly soaked; saturated
- presentiment
- n a foreboding; having the feeling that something, esp. of an unfortunate or evil nature, is about to occur
- copious
- adj very plentiful; abundant
- remnant
- n something left over; a remainder
- sagacity
- noun wisdom, good judgment
- cowlick
- n a projecting tuft of hair that will not lay flat
- posthumous
- adj occurring after somebody's death
- shackle
- verb, to chain up
- complicity
- n involvement as an accomplice
- imminent
- adj about to occur; impending
- perverse
- adj likely to oppose or contradict, uncooperative
- brazen
- adj marked by flagrant and insolent audacity
- eclectic
- adj combining elements from a variety of sources
- pensive
- adj suggestive of sad thoughtfulness
- brandish
- verb, to shake in a threatening manner
- flay
- verb, to strip the skin off
- proliferate
- vb to grow rapidly; to produce or to create in great number; to multiply rapidly
- inscrutable
- adj enigmatic; unfathomable; that cannot be easily understood
- epitome
- noun a typical or ideal example
- ambiguous
- adj capable of being understood in two or more possible senses or ways
- sustenance
- noun something, especially food, that supports life
- exult
- verb, to rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
- contemplate
- verb to deeply think about something; to consider
- reverie
- n a state of abstracting musing; daydreaming
- palpable
- adj plainly seen, heard, perceived
- persuasive
- adj convincing, based on sound reasoning
- squall
- noun, a brief, sudden, violent storm
- carouse
- v to engage in drunken merrymaking
- clad
- adjective, clothed; dressed
- intrusion
- n an inappropriate or unwelcome addition
- vaulting
- adjective, arching, reaching or stretching for the heights
- marvel
- v to be filled with wonder or astonishment
- exult
- v to shoe or feel a triumphant joy
- sordid
- adj seamy, morally degraded, unethical, dishonest
- renowned
- adjective, very well known, famous
- oblivious
- adj lacking conscious awareness; unmindful
- meager
- adj of poor quality or small amount, scant
- irreparable
- adj impossible to repair, rectify or amend
- meander
- v to follow a winding and turning course; to wander aimlessly
- volition
- noun the ability to make conscious decisions or choices
- slog
- verb/noun, to walk or progress with a slow, heavy pace/such a walk
- unobtrusive
- adj not noticeable; inconspicuous
- condescend
- v to deal with people in a patronizing superior manner
- plunder
- verb, to seize wrongfully or by force, pillage, sack
- validation
- noun proof or support for an argument or feeling
- aura
- noun a distinctive atmosphere surrounding a given source; a luminous radiation
- amenable
- adj open to suggestions, agreeable
- mellifluous
- adj having a smooth rich flow, filled with something (as honey) that sweetens
- lumber
- verb, to walk or move with heavy clumsiness
- lyre
- noun, stringed instrument of the harp family
- pilgrimage
- noun a journey to a place with special significance, usually religious
- rambunctious
- adj marked by uncontrollable exuberance
- staid
- adjective, sedate; dignified; proper
- mote
- n a very small particle; speck
- stoicism
- n indifference to pleasure or pain; impassiveness
- rebuttal
- noun a speech intended to oppose, disprove, or contradict something said or claimed
- lavish
- verb, to give or bestow in abundance; shower
- hallow
- verb, to make holy, usually a place
- pious
- adj exhibiting religious reverence; devout
- salubrious
- adj healthy; wholesome; promoting health or well being
- harangue
- noun, a long speech characterized by strong feeling; a tirade
- flaccid
- adj lacking firmness, resilience, or muscle tone
- appease
- verb, to bring peace or calm, soothe
- muster
- noun/verb, a gathering of troops for service/to gather troops for service
- prodigy
- noun an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration
- importune
- vb to urge or to entreat persistently or repeatedly' to trouble with requests or demands