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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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