LIST 5
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- sanctimonious
- pretending to be very religious, pious, or righteous
- hag
- an ungly, evil-looking old woman
- jetty
- a wharf, a pier
- abort
- to end something before it is completed
- hyperbolic
- of, relating to, or using a figure of speech that consists of an extreme exaggeration
- dissension
- difference of opinion; disagreement; strife
- quisling
- a person who aids an invading enemy; traitor
- amicable
- friendly; peaceable; showing good will
- protract
- to lengthen or draw out; prolong
- dike
- a structure built to hold back water
- obese
- excessively overweight
- recesses
- remote or hidden places; indentations or small hollows
- inventory
- all of the goods in stock available for selling; a detailed list of all goods in stock; the act of making such a list
- troupe
- a company of actors and actresses or dancers
- barbarous
- savage; uncivilized; brutally cruel
- errant
- roving in search of adventure; wandering; straying from correct behavior; erring
- tributary
- a small stream that flows into a larger stream
- malady
- a disease or illness; any unwholesome condition
- character
- all of the good and bad qualities of a person that constitute his or her moral nature; moral strength; integrity
- engulf
- to swallow up; overwhelm
- serrated
- having jagged or rough, sharp edges as a saw or leaf
- spatula
- a flat-bladed tool used for spreading
- sediment
- matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid
- anachronism
- anything out of its proper or historical time
- platitude
- flatess, dullness; a trite remark
- desolate
- devastated; uninhabited; deserted
- sequester
- to set apart, seperate
- discord
- a lack of agreement or harmony; conflict
- brevity
- briefness or conciseness, esp. in speech
- avert
- to keep from happening; prevent; ward off; to turn away or aside, such as a glance
- complementary
- completing; supplying mutual needs
- insurgent
- a rebel, one who opposes authority.--(adj.) rebellious
- tacit
- not spoken; not openly expressed but implied or understood
- maleficent
- harmful; evil; hurtful
- convenience
- the quality of being easy to do or use, or handy; anything that gives comfort or saves work
- retract
- to take back; withdraw (a statement, promise etc.); to pull or draw back in
- subsistence
- the ability to survive or exist; the means of support; livelihood
- casserole
- food that is both baked and served in the same dish
- monolith
- a large block of stone used in architecture or sculputure; a single great stone often in the form of a column
- microorganism
- an organism such as a bacterium that can only be seen through a microscope
- disparate
- different in kind; dissimilar
- sonnet
- a poem that has fourteen lines and one of several rhyme schemes
- corporeal
- characteristic of the body; bodily. Of a material nature; tangible
- remnant
- a small part or quantity remaining; a trace
- typography
- the art, act, or process of settling ad printing with type or a movable press
- aggregate
- gathered together into a whole; total
- inflexible
- not easily bent; stiff; rigid; unyielding in mind, principle, or purpose
- alcove
- a small section opening off al larger room
- condiment
- something used to enhance the flavor of food; a spice
- relucent
- reflecting light; bright; shining
- creed
- a statement of belief, principles, or opinions; a formal statement of religion belief
- manacle
- handcuffs; something that restricts freedom
- depression
- an area that has sunk below its suroundings; hollow; sadness
- detain
- to keep from leaving; to keep in custody; to delay
- malinger
- to pretend illness to avoid duty
- commodity
- anything that can be bought and sold; article of trade
- defame
- to attack the reputation or good name of; slander or libel
- exploits
- daring or heroic acts or deeds
- loquacious
- very talkative
- ruminate
- to think deeply; reflect; meditate; ponder
- irreversible
- incapable of being changed; unchangeable; permanent
- preliminary
- something coming before the main business; introductory
- capacity
- the ability to do something; the ability to contain, hold or recieve; the maximum amount that can be contained
- nourishment
- something that provides sustances necessary for life and growth; food
- dissent
- to disagree
- cherish
- to regard with affection; hold dear; to hold in the mind
- prevarication
- an evasion of the truth; a lie
- keen
- very strong; intense; having or showing mental quickness; very sensitive; piercing; cutting
- distill
- to extract the essential elements of; to seperate by heating until evaporation and condensation take place
- babble
- a confused mixture of many sounds, voices, or languages
- surreptitious
- done, made, or gotten in a secret, steathy way; acting in a stealthy way
- notorious
- well-known, usu. unfavorably
- clemency
- leniency in punishing or judging; mercy
- insinuation
- an indirect suggestion or hint, esp. against someone
- conscript
- to enroll by law to serve in the armed forces; draft
- soluble
- capable of being solved
- rendezvous
- an appointed place for a meeting.--(v.) to meet at a particular place
- foretell
- to tell in advance; to predict the future
- euphoria
- a strong feeling of well-being or happiness
- altercation
- an angry and heated quarrel
- eclectic
- selected or made up of elements from various sources
- illustrious
- distinguished or renowned; famous
- irrelevant
- not having any connection with the matter at hand; beside the point
- diadem
- a crown; an ornamental or cloth headband
- retribution
- punishment given or demanded in repayment for evil done
- intrepid
- very brave; courageous; fearless
- pedantic
- overemphasizing trivial or minor details; parading one's learning; unimaginative
- mordant
- biting or sarcastic; bitingly painful
- serf
- a member of a class of laboreres owned by the landlord and bound to work the land
- remunerate
- a reward, recompense, pay
- lackey
- a person who takes or follows orders in the manner of a servant
- impose
- to place, establish, or apply by authority
- meddle
- to interfere in the business or affairs of other people
- hybrid
- the offspring of two plants or animals of different species, breeds, varieties
- council
- a group of people called together for decision making, discussion, advice, etc.
- specter
- a ghost; a haunting image
- chauvinism
- prejudiced belief in the superiority of one's own group, sex, or race
- incorporate
- to unite or work into something that already exists; to blend or combine thoroughly
- careen
- to lurch from side to side while in motion; to lean sideways; tilt
- obdurate
- hard hearted, hardened