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Bromide: A tiresome person; a bore; a commonplace remark or notion; a platitude; a binary compound of bromine with another element, such as silver; sedative; trite expression or idea
Appease: To bring peace, quiet, or calm to; soothe; satisfy, pacify#
Bunion: A bunion is an abnormal enlargement of the joint; a painful, inflamed swelling of the bursa at the first joint of the big toe, characterized by enlargement of the joint and lateral displacement of the toe
Deftness: Quick and skillful; adroit.
Convoy: The act of accompanying or escorting, especially for protective purposes; an accompanying and protecting force, as of ships or troops; a group, as of ships or motor vehicles, traveling together with a protective escort or for safety or convenience; to accompany, especially for protection; escort#
Dab: To spread with a greasy, sticky, or dirty substance; a tiny amount; a person with a high degree of knowledge or skill in a particular field
Caucus: A meeting of the local members of a political party especially to select delegates to a convention or register preferences for candidates running for office.
Ballon: To curve outward past the normal or usual limit; stand out, stick out; increase rapidly; swell; a rounded or irregularly shaped outline containing the words that a character in a cartoon is represented to be saying; a flexible bag designed to be inflated with hot air or with a gas, such as helium, that is lighter than the surrounding air, causing it to rise and float in the atmosphere
Coherent: Having all parts connected in a proper way; understandable; marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts
Debilitated: Showing impairment of energy or strength; enfeebled; lacking strength or vigor
Abridgement: The act of abridging or the state of being abridged; a short summary or version prepared by cutting down a larger work; shortening, summary; a shortened version of a written work
Abjectness: The state of being abject; abasement; meanness; servility#
Bulge: A protruding part; an outward curve or swelling; a bilge; a sudden, usually temporary increase in number or quantity; cause to curve outward; slang term used to describe a rapid advance in prices within the commodities market; swollen object; project outward
Dire: Warning of or having dreadful or terrible consequences; calamitous; urgent; desperate; terrible, ominous; urgent; crucial
Decrepitude: The quality or condition of being weakened, worn out, impaired, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use#
Conductor: One who directs an orchestra or other such group; substance or medium that conducts heat, light, sound, or especially an electric charge; lightning rod, as on a house or barn; one who is in charge of a railroad train, bus, or streetcar
Clumsyness: Lacking dexterity and grace in physical movement; not agile; awkward; clumsily lacking in the ability to do or perform#
Denude: To divest of covering; make bare; to expose (rock strata) by erosion
Cord: To pile (wood) in cords; a line made of twisted fibers or threads#
Canvas: A piece of such fabric on which a painting, especially an oil painting, is executed#
Daft: Mad; crazy; foolish; stupid; scots; frolicsome
Assiduous: Constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing; persistent; hard-working
Defiant: Marked by defiance; disobedient, disregardful#
Askew: To one side; awry; crooked(ly); crooked; out of alignment
Derivative: Resulting from or employing derivation; copied or adapted from others
Condemnation: A comment expressing fault; blaming, conviction; pronouncing as ill-advised, reprehensible, wrong, or evil or being pronounced as reprehensible or wrong#
Detraction: A derogatory or damaging comment on a person's character or reputation; disparagement; act or an instance of belittling; expression of injurious, malicious statements about someone; misrepresentation; slander
Diatribe: A long, violent, or blustering speech, usually of censure or denunciation; harangue, criticism; bitter or angry attack in speech or writing
Bonhomie: A pleasant and affable disposition; geniality; a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)
Comestible: Fit to be eaten; edible; something that can be eaten as food
Balm: To make or become calm; comfort; a soothing or healing medicine; pleasing aromatic fragrance; soothing, healing, or comforting agent or quality
Ad-lib: an unprepared remark or speech; improvised
Asunder: Into separate parts or pieces; apart from each other either in position or in direction; widely separated especially in space
Bedlam: A place or situation of noisy uproar and confusion; chaotic situation; a state of extreme confusion and disorder; scene of great uproar and confusion
Coherence: The quality or state of cohering, especially a logical, orderly, and aesthetically consistent relationship of parts.
Chicanery: Deception by trickery or sophistry; lack of straightforwardness and honesty in action; legal trickery or false argument; deception, trickery
Batten: Grow fat,thrive upon others
Circumspect: Heedful of circumstances and potential consequences; prudent; trying attentively to avoid danger, risk, or error; cautious, discreet#
Dwell: To live as a resident; reside; to fasten one's attention; to speak or write at length; expatiate; live in
Bore: One that is wearingly dull, repetitive, or tedious
Croon: To sing softly or in a humming way
Disguise: To alter the look of something as to conceal it; mask; misrepresent; to change or modify so as to prevent recognition of the true identity or character of; deceptive outward appearance; display of insincere behavior
Current: A steady, smooth onward movement; a general tendency, movement, or course; the amount of electric charge flowing past a specified circuit point per unit time; running; flowing
Dicey: Involving or fraught with danger or risk; risky;of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
Disconsolate: Seeming beyond consolation; extremely dejected; cheerless; gloomy; depressed, unhappy
Diazepam: A tranquilizer (trade name Valium) used to relieve anxiety and relax muscles; acts by enhancing the inhibitory actions of the neurotransmitter GABA#
Divest: To make bare; to take or keep something away from; dispossess; take off; deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title
Destitute: Utterly lacking; devoid:
Amity: Peaceful relations, as between nations; friendship#
Carpophagous: Feeding on fruit; fruit-eating
Chasten: To castigate for the purpose of improving; to correct using punishment or suffering#
Bilious: suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress; not in good physical or mental health
Befriend: To behave as a friend to; make social acquaintance; support
Altercation: A vehement quarrel; discussion, often heated, in which a difference of opinion is expressed; fight, often verbal; angry fight or dispute
Dart: a sudden rapid movement; a small light pointed missile
Aver: state confidently
Allegory: The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form; a story, picture, or play employing such representation; a symbolic representation#
Doctrine: A principle taught or advanced for belief, as by a religious or philosophical group; opinion; principle
Assuage: To make less severe or more bearable; soothe, relieve; reduce fear, excitement, pain, or disease
Buoyant: Having the ability to float; light in weight; lighthearted; gay#
Anecdote: A short account of an interesting or humorous incident; an entertaining and often oral account of a real or fictitious occurrence; a short, interesting, and amusing story
Director: A person who supervises the creative aspects of a dramatic production or film and instructs the actors and crew; one who is highest in rank or authority; person having administrative or managerial authority in an organization; long, slender, grooved instrument for guiding a knife or other surgical instrument
Bombastic: Pompous, grandiloquent; boastful in speech or writing
Benedict: A newly married man who was previously considered a confirmed bachelor
Crotchety: Capriciously stubborn or eccentric; perverse; having a difficult and contrary disposition; irritable, often due to old age"
Conformist: A person who uncritically or habitually conforms to the customs, rules, or styles of a group; marked by conformity or convention; conventionalist, traditionalist
Bowl: A dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods; a round vessel that is open at the top; throw or roll
Decimate: To destroy or kill a large part of (a group)#
Confinement: Imprisonment; restriction
Boor: rough and bad mannered person
Connotation: Something, such as a feeling, thought, or idea, associated in one's mind or imagination with a specific person or thing; that which is signified by a word or expression; implication
Daunt: frighten
Acoustics: The scientific study of sound, especially of its generation, transmission, and reception; total effect of sound, especially as produced in an enclosed space; science of sound and hearing
Avaricious: Immoderately desirous of wealth or gain; greedy
Bibulous: Given to or marked by the consumption of alcoholic drink; very absorbent, as paper or soil; inclined to drink; of or relating to drink or drinking
Disgruntle: to make discontented#
Chortle: To laugh quietly; a snorting, joyful laugh or chuckle#
Balky: Given to stopping and refusing to go on; difficult to operate
Coy: Tending to avoid people and social situations; reserved; affectedly and usually flirtatiously shy or modest; annoyingly unwilling to make a commitment; very modest; not forward but reticent or reserved in manner; given to flirting; shy#
Dawdle: To take more time than necessary; move aimlessly or lackadaisically; to waste (time) by idling
Bolt: A large roll of cloth of a definite length, especially as it comes from the loom; a bar made of wood or metal that slides into a socket and is used to fasten doors and gates; sudden and involuntary movement; lock; part of lock; eat very fast; run quickly away
Acumen: Sharpness of mind; intelligence; ability to take good decisions; shrewdness; display great political acumen
Aphid: Any of various small, soft-bodied insects of the family Aphididae that have mouthparts specially adapted for piercing and feed by sucking sap from plants; A small sucking insect that feeds primarily on new soft growth
Demigrade: To emigrate
Chimera: A fantastic, impracticable plan or desire; dream, fantasy
Defiance: The act or an example of defying; bold resistance to an opposing force or authority; intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude; readiness to contend or resist; disobedience, disregard; an act that is intentionally provocative; disposition boldly to defy or resist authority or an opposing force
Drudgery: hard monotonous routine work
Beige: A light grayish brown or yellowish brown to grayish yellow; soft fabric of undyed, unbleached wool; a very light brown; color of sand
Divulge: To make known (something private or secret); to proclaim publicly; disclose in a breach of confidence; confess
Dishevelled: Being in loose disarray; unkempt, as hair or clothing; marked by disorder; untidy; wrinkled, unkempt in appearance
Desecrate: To violate the sacredness of; profane; spoil or mar the sanctity of; abuse, violate
Demur: To express opposition, often by argument; disagree; to delay#
Assiduity: Persistent application or diligence; unflagging effort; great and constant diligence and attention
Armageddon: The scene of a final battle between the forces of good and evil, prophesied to occur at the end of the world; a decisive or catastrophic conflict
Brute: Lacking or showing a lack of reason or intelligence; a brutal, crude, or insensitive person"
Complement: Something that completes, makes up a whole, or brings to perfection; quantity or number needed to make up a whole; either of two parts that complete the whole or mutually complete each other; complete#
Aplomb: Self-confident assurance; poise; assurance of manner or of action; a firm belief in one's own powers; stable, calm state of the emotions
Aesthetic: Showing good taste
Dispassionate: Devoid of or unaffected by passion, emotion, or bias; feeling or showing no strong emotional involvement; free from bias in judgment; unfeeling, impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
Crew: A group of people organized for a particular purpose; serve as a crew member on#
Dawdler: One who wastes time in trifling employments; an idler; a trifler; someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
Agog: highly excited
Arid: Lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or woody plants; lacking interest or feeling; lifeless and dull; uninterested, spiritless; having little or no liquid or moisture; extremely dry"
Cron: A time unit equal to 1000000 years; used in reference to evolutionary processes
Banal: Commonplace; without freshness or appeal because of overuse
Cajole: To urge with gentle and repeated appeals, teasing, or flattery; wheedle; attempt to coax; flatter
Disentangle: To extricate from entanglement or involvement; free; clear up or resolve (a plot, for example); unravel; unwind, disconnect; solve; smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb
Caginess: Having or showing a clever awareness and resourcefulness in practical matters; secretive; wary; careful; shrewd
Awry: In a position that is turned or twisted toward one side; askew; away from the correct course; amiss
Boastful: bombastic
Aggrandize: To increase the scope of; extend; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation; cause something to seem or be greater, bigger
Disabuse: free from a mistaken idea
Byline: A line at the head of a newspaper or magazine article carrying the writer's name; a line giving the name of the writer of a story or article; an auxiliary activity#
Anarchic: Lacking order or control; without law or control
Decrepit: Weakened, worn out, impaired, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use; deteriorated, debilitated; showing signs of wear and tear or neglect#
Censor: To examine (material) and remove parts considered harmful or improper for publication or transmission; ban; forbid; person authorized to examine books, films, or other material and to remove or suppress what is considered morally, politically, or otherwise objectionable
Disparate: Fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar; containing or composed of dissimilar or opposing elements; at odds, different; not like another in nature, quality, amount, or form; including markedly dissimilar elements; fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
Deferential: Marked by or exhibiting deference; marked by courteous submission or respect; respectful, considerate#
Definitive: Explicit, sharply defining; conclusive
Dilatory: Intended to delay; tending to postpone or delay: dilatory in his work habits
Bootless: Without advantage or benefit; useless; unproductive of success
Delusion: An erroneous perception of reality; misconception, misbelief#
Addle: To muddle; confuse; to become confused; to become rotten, as an egg; to cause to be unclear in mind or intent; mix up or confuse
Circuitous: going around, indirect, long
Banquet: An elaborate, sumptuous repast; ceremonial dinner honoring a particular guest or occasion; honor at or partake of a banquet; large meal elaborately prepared or served; dinner
Belligerent: (truculent)Inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive; of, pertaining to, or engaged in warfare; one that is hostile or aggressive, especially one that is engaged in war; nasty, argumentative
Didactic: intended to teach or give moral instruction
Bland: was in one of the options and not the right option]
Arboretum: A facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition; botanical garden primarily devoted to trees and woody plants, forming a living collection of trees intended at least partly for scientific study#
Augmentation: improving
Appendix: A collection of supplementary material, usually at the end of a book#
Diaphanous: So light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film; fine, see-through#
Banister: A handrail, especially on a staircase; a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
Accost: To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request; approach for the purpose of speech; meet face-to-face, especially defiantly; approach for conversation or solicitation; suddenly approach another to speak
Congeal: To solidify by or as if by freezing; coagulate; jell; cause to solidify or coagulate or to undergo a process likened to solidification or coagulation#
Consensus: an opinion or position reached by a group as a whole
Abase: To lower in rank, prestige, or esteem; deprive of self-esteem or confidence
Collude: To act together secretly to achieve a fraudulent, illegal, or deceitful purpose; conspire; to work out a secret plan to achieve an evil or illegal end; act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose
Blanket: To extend over the surface of; cover; a layer that covers or encloses
Clandestine: Kept or done in secret, often in order to conceal an illicit or improper purpose; secret, sly; existing or operating in a way so as to ensure complete concealment and confidentiality"
Beckon: seem appealing
Cumbersome: awkward
Capitulate: To surrender under specified conditions; come to terms; give up all resistance; acquiesce; to give in from or as if from a gradual loss of strength
Aerie: The nest of a bird, such as an eagle, built on a cliff or other high place; house or stronghold perched on a height; any habitation at a high altitude
Dandy: A man who affects extreme elegance in clothes and manners; a fop.
Doldrums: A period of stagnation or slump; period of depression or unhappy listlessness; region of the ocean near the equator, characterized by calms, light winds, or squalls; feeling or spell of dismally low spirits; depression#
Cogent: effective
Berate: To rebuke or scold angrily and at length; to reprimand loudly or harshly; criticize hatefully
Daguerreotype: An early photographic process with the image made on a light-sensitive silver-coated metallic plate#
Baneful: Causing harm, ruin, or death; harmful; ruinous, injurious
Amicable: Characterized by or exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; friendly
Derogate: To take away; detract; to deviate from a standard or expectation; go astray; to disparage; belittle; to think, represent, or speak of as small or unimportant
Candid: Free from prejudice; impartial; characterized by openness and sincerity of expression; unreservedly straightforward; unposed informal photograph; not posed or rehearsed; manifesting honesty and directness, especially in speech; honest#
Assertive: Inclined to bold or confident assertion; aggressively self-assured
Disavow: To disclaim knowledge of, responsibility for, or association with; refuse to recognize or acknowledge; reject"
Crass: So crude and unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility; coarse, insensitive; lacking in delicacy or refinement#
Afferent: Carrying inward to a central organ or section, as nerves that conduct impulses from the periphery of the body to the brain or spinal cord; transmitting impulses from sense organs to nerve centers#
Dank: Disagreeably damp or humid; clammy; slightly wet; unpleasantly damp or cold
Cameo: To make into or like a gem or shell carved in relief; to portray in sharp, delicate relief, as in a literary composition
Bogus: Counterfeit or fake; not genuine; fraudulently or deceptively imitative
Disjointed: Lacking order or coherence:
Dilettante: A dabbler in an art or a field of knowledge; lover of the fine arts; a connoisseur; superficial; amateurish; lacking professional skill and ease in a particular pursuit
Despot: A ruler with absolute power; a person who wields power oppressively; a tyrant; dictator
Disinclined: reluctant; unwilling
Cultivated: Of, relating to, or produced in cultivation; educated; polished; refined#
Altruistic: Unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness
Dilapidate: To bring or fall into a state of partial ruin, decay, or disrepair; bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse#
Budge: To move very slightly; overformal; pompous
Bungle: To work or act ineptly or inefficiently; handle badly; botch; clumsy or inept performance; proceed or perform in an unsteady, faltering manner; blunder, mess up
Debater: One who debates; one given to argument; a disputant; a controvertist; one who participates in a structured discussion#
Chortle: a snorting, joyful laugh or chuckle#
Blurt: to utter suddenly and impulsively
Bummer: A great disappointment or regrettable fact; one who begs habitually or for a living; an experience that is irritating or frustrating or disappointing; a bad reaction to a hallucinogenic drug; beggar; a loafer or idler; one that depresses, frustrates, or disappoints
Covet: To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's); wish for longingly; feel immoderate desire for that which is another's; desire strongly; feel envy towards or for; Wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person)#
Bauble: a toy or showy worthless trinket
Cascade: A waterfall or a series of small waterfalls over steep rocks; something, such as lace, thought to resemble a waterfall or series of small waterfalls, especially an arrangement or fall of material; succession of stages, processes, operations, or units; series of components or networks, the output of each of which serves as the input for the next; to fall or cause to fall in or as if in a cascade#
Awe: feeling of great respect mixed with fear; amazement
Aggrieve: To distress; afflict; to inflict an injury or injuries on; to cause suffering or painful sorrow to; feeling burdened
Dissembler: One who dissembles; one who conceals his opinions or dispositions under a false appearance; a hypocrite#
Allay: To reduce the intensity of; relieve; to calm or pacify; set to rest
Cruet: A small glass bottle for holding a condiment, such as vinegar or oil; a small vessel for holy water or for water or wine used in the consecration of the Eucharist#
Disavowing: disclaim knowledge for or responsiblity
Bust: A sculpture representing a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest
Ambulate: To walk from place to place; move about; to go on foot; walk about; not be bedridden or incapable of walking
Brazen: Marked by flagrant and insolent audacity; having a loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; made of brass; resembling brass, as in color or strength; to face or undergo with bold self-assurance; brash, unashamed; rude and disrespectful; characterized by or done without shame"
Conservatory: A school for the teaching of music, drama, or other fine arts; structure chiefly used for growing flowers, plants, and outof-season fruits and vegetables under protected conditions; it is attached to a dwelling, in contrast to a greenhouse which serves the same purpose but is usually a separate structure in a garden or field"
Aphorism: A brief statement of a principle; a tersely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage
Alcove: A recess or partly enclosed extension connected to or forming part of a room; secluded structure, such as a bower, in a garden; small recessed space, opening directly into a larger room#
Boredom: The condition of being bored; ennui; disinterest; weariness; the state of being uninterested
Cistern: A receptacle for holding water or other liquid, especially a tank for catching and storing rainwater
Cow: To frighten with threats or a show of force; browbeat, intimidate;#
Despise: To regard with contempt or scorn; dislike intensely; loathe; regard as unworthy of one's interest or concern; look down on; scorn"
Currency: The state of being current; up-to-dateness; money in any form when in actual use as a medium of exchange, especially circulating paper money; prevalence
Culpable: Deserving of blame or censure as being wrong, evil, improper, or injurious
Digression: The act of digressing; deviation; straying
Compunction: A strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt; a feeling of regret for one's sins or misdeeds; a feeling of uncertainty about the fitness or correctness of an action; regret, sorrow
Concord: Harmonious mutual understanding; formal, usually written settlement between nations; pleasing agreement, as of musical sounds; agreement, treaty; unity, harmony
Accrue: Accumulate or increase; increasing by addition of growth, often financial#
Dissect: To cut apart or separate (tissue), especially for anatomical study; examine, analyze, or criticize in minute detail; cut into pieces; cut up; take apart
Bigotry: a prejudiced and intolerant person
Denunciation: The act or an instance of denouncing, especially a public condemnation or censure; act of accusing another of a crime before a public prosecutor; comment expressing fault; charging of someone with a misdeed; condemnation, criticism"
Debase: To lower in character, quality, or value; degrade; adulterate
Digress: To turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking; stray#
Amenable: Willing to carry out the wishes of others; able to be judged; responsible; willing, cooperative; willing to change or submit
Complaisance: The inclination to comply willingly with the wishes of others; amiability; agreeableness; disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
Deliberate: Weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; circumspect; slow in determining; --
Cartographer: An individual who makes charts or maps
Churlish: Lacking in delicacy or refinement; crude, boorish; having a bad disposition; surly; difficult to work with, such as soil; intractable#
Chrome: A hard silver metal that does not easily rust; something plated with a chromium alloy"
Augury: A sign of something coming; an omen;The art, ability, or practice of auguring; divination.
Dissonance: A harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds; state of disagreement and disharmony; consistency, or harmony; conflict"
Befitting: appropriate; suitable; proper
Disputation: the act of disputing; debate# An academic exercise consisting of a formal debate or an oral defense of a thesis"
Animadversion: Strong criticism; a critical or censorious remark; harsh criticism or disapproval
Discommode: To put to inconvenience; trouble; annoy; cause inconvenience or discomfort to
Crouch: To stoop, especially with the knees bent; to press the entire body close to the ground with the limbs bent; bend servilely or timidly; cringe; to bend (the head or knee, for example) low, as in fear or humility; act of bending low with the limbs close to the body
Dissention: Difference of opinion; disagreement#
Agape: In a state of wonder or amazement, as with the mouth wide open; wide open; love as revealed in Jesus, seen as spiritual and selfless and a model for humanity"
Dally: To treat lightly or flippantly; dawdle, delay; deal with or treat in a half serious or playful way#
Delineate: To draw or trace the outline of; sketch out# To represent pictorially; depict"
Coalesce: To grow together; fuse; to come together so as to form one whole; unite; blend, come together; to unite into a whole"
Commodious: Spacious; roomy; Archaic# suitable; handy"
Careworn: Showing the effects of worry, anxiety, or burdensome responsibility; pale and exhausted, as because of worry or sleeplessness; showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
Cadge: To beg or get by begging
Disavowal: The act of disavowing, disclaiming, or disowning; rejection and denial
Dauntless: bold
Crunch: To grind or move over with a noisy, crushing sound; bite and grind with the teeth; to rub together noisily; period of financial difficulty characterized by tight money and unavailability of credit; critical moment or situation, especially one that occurs because of a shortage of time or resources
Bibliography: list of books or articles about a particular subject or by a particular author# There is a usual bibliography at the end of each chapter; list of the works of an author; a list of works pertaining to one subject"
Callous: insensitive and cruel
Averse: Having a feeling of opposition, distaste, or aversion; strongly disinclined:
Dolorous: marked by or exhibiting sorrow, grief, or pain#
Bumptious: Crudely or loudly assertive; pushy; self-important, conceited; offensively self-assertive
Conscientious: Guided by or in accordance with the dictates of conscience; principled; thorough and assiduous; moral, upright; thorough, careful
Demurral: The act of demurring, especially a mild, polite, or considered expression of opposition; a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings#
Berth: A built-in bed or bunk, as on a ship or a train; a place to sleep or stay; accommodations; a post of employment; provide with often temporary lodging; place where a ship can tie up
Dissection: The separation of a whole into its parts for study; cutting up; act or an instance of dissecting; a detailed examination or analysis
Dapper: Neatly dressed; trim; very stylish in dress; lively and alert#
Barefaced: shameless
Ceaseless: Without stop or pause; constant
Din: A jumble of loud, usually discordant sounds; stun with deafening noise; instill by wearying repetition; sounds or a sound, especially when loud, confused, or disagreeable; uproar"
Dissension: conflict
Crutch: A means or device that keeps something erect, stable, or secure; a support used under the arm by an injured person to help in walking; a staff or support used by the physically injured or disabled as an aid in walking, usually designed to fit under the armpit and often used in pairs#
Covert: Existing or operating in a way so as to ensure complete concealment and confidentiality; lying beyond what is obvious or avowed; something that physically protects, especially from danger; a hiding place; clandestine, underhanded; something that serves to conceal or shelter
Caustic: Capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action; so sharp as to cause mental pain; burning, corrosive; sarcastic; destroying living tissue by chemical burning action; enveloping surface formed by light rays reflecting or refracting from a curved surface, especially one with spherical aberration; causing a burning or stinging sensation, as from intense emotion#
Cower: To cringe in fear.
Bestow: To present as a gift or honor; give, allot; to store or house; to provide with often temporary lodging; give formally or officially
Disillusion: to free or deprive of illusion

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