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Obdurate
Callous; hardened; stubborn
Narcissism
A love of ones own body; egoism
Plethora
An oversupply; excess; overabundance
Quadrennial
Lasting four years; occurring once in four years
Providentail
Fortunate; lucky; favorable
Malapropism
A humorous misuse of a word
Obeisance
A gesture of respect such as bowing
Whisk
To wipe, sweep, or brush with a light, quick whipping motion
Quirk
A turn, twist, caprice; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy
Atrophy
The emancipation or wasting of body tissues, organs, or the entire body
Pernicious
Causing much harm; highly injurious; deadly
Onerous
Burdensome; troublesome; difficult; unpleasant
Pyrography
The burning of designs onto wood
Vacuity
Dullness of comprehension; lack of intelligence; stupidity
Tithe
One tenth tax
Ramshackle
Tumbling down; shaky; out of repair
Parochial
Narrow in viewpoint; limited; provincial; pertaining to a parish
Ostentatious
Elaborately showy to impress others
Trireme
An ancient warship with three sets of oars
Ramification
A branching out; consequence; result