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- heed
- to pay careful attention to, notice; to be guided by; close attention or consideration
- farce
- a play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings; broad or far-fetched humor; a ridiculous sham
- agitation
- a violent stirring or movement; noisy confusion; excitement ; a stirring up of public enthusiasm
- coincide
- to be in full agreement; to be in the same nature; to happen at the same time
- nomadic
- wandering, moving about fro place to place
- dupe
- a person easily tricket or deceived
- melancholy
- sad, gloomy, unhappy; sadness, gloominess
- rant
- to speak wildly and noisily; loud, violent talk
- revere
- to love and respect deeply, honor greatly
- countenance
- a face, facial expression; to tolerate or approve
- marginal
- in, at, or near the edge or margin; only barely good, large, or important enough for the purpose
- overture
- an opening move toward negotiation or action; a proposal or offer; an introductory section or part
- wan
- unnaturally pale or sickly looking; lacking vitality; dim; faint; weak
- shirk
- to avoid or get out of doing work, neglect a duty; to sneak, slink
- reluctant
- unwilling, holding back
- onslaught
- a violent attack; a sudden rush of something
- foremost
- chief, most important, primary; in the first place
- ordain
- to establish by law; to order or command; to appoint as a priest or minister; to destine
- notable
- striking, remarkable; a person who is well known, distinguished, or outstanding in some way
- stodgy
- dull, boring; old-fashioned, hidebound; lumpy, thick
- utmost
- greatest, highest, farthest; the extreme limit
- mirth
- merry fun; gaiety; laughter
- scrimp
- to handle very economically or stingily; to supply in a way that is small, short, or scanty
- notorious
- widely known because of bad conduct
- grovel
- to humble oneself, act in a fearful and servile way; to lie face downward;
- dilapidated
- falling apart or ruined, run-down
- oppress
- to govern or rule cruelly or unjustly; to weigh heavily upon
- ratify
- to approve, give formal approval to, confirm
- hoard
- to store up, save; a hidden supply
- entice
- to attract, tempt
- disputatious
- inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate
- insubordinate
- disobedient, rebellious
- amiss
- faulty, imperfect, not as it should be
- mull
- to think about, ponder, to grind or mix; to heat and flavor with spices
- morbid
- in an unhealthy mental state; extremely gloomy; unwholesome
- cache
- a hiding place; something hidden or stored
- quibble
- to evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising minor objections; a petty objection
- flagrant
- extremely bad, glaring; scandalous; notorious
- prudent
- cautious, careful, showing good sense
- embezzle
- to steal property entrusted to one's care
- havoc
- very great destruction, ruin; great confusion and disorder
- inimitable
- not capable of being copied or imitated
- infamous
- very wicked; disgraeful, shameful
- vanquish
- to defeat in a battle or contest, overthrow; to overcome a feeling or condition
- despondent
- sad, without hope, discouraged
- canvass
- to go through an area in order to procure votes, sales, or opinions; to go over in detail; to discuss
- cosmopolitan
- found in most pats of the world, having many fields on interest; sophisticated
- clamor
- a public outcry; any loud and continued noise
- futile
- not successful, failing to have any result; useless; unimportant, frivolous
- pervade
- to spread throughout
- implore
- to beg earnestly for
- quench
- to put out, extinguish, end
- stifle
- to smother, prevent fro breathing; to hold back or choke off
- mar
- to spoil, damage, injure
- vigilant
- wide-awake, alert, watchful
- botch
- to repair or patch poorly; make a mess of; a hopelessly bungled job
- haggle
- to argue in a petty way, especially about a price
- abound
- to be plentiful, be filled
- eradicate
- to root out, get rid of, destroy completely
- cynical
- inclined to believe the worst of people; bitterly mocking or sneering
- paradox
- a self-contradictory statement that on closer examination proves true; a person or thing with seemingly contradictory qualities
- parch
- to make dry and thirsty; to shrivel with heat
- vindictive
- bearing a grudge; feeling or showing a strong tendency toward revenge
- malady
- a sickness, illness, disease, disorder
- pall
- to lose in interest, attraction, or effectiveness, to become tiresome
- meager
- poor, scant, unsatisfactory; thin, slight
- fluctuate
- to change continually, to move up and down
- sagacious
- shrewd, wise in a keen, practical way
- gaudy
- flashy, showy; not in good taste
- presume
- to take for granted, assume or suppose; to dare, taku upon oneself, take liberties