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affliction
A cause of persistent pain or distress.
audacious
- showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks.
2. showing an impudent lack of respect.
posse
a body of men who enforce a law.
abrogated
repeal or revoke a law or agreement.
stemmed
stopped or pause for a period of time.
manifold
many and various.
abetting
encourage or assist in doing something wrong.
prevaricate
to speak in an evasive way.
harangue
a long and pompous speech.
venerate
to respect deeply.
wanting
lacking.
castigate
to grill new recruits.
parsimonious
extremely miserly.
iconoclast
somebody who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions
demur
to show objection or reluctance.
fervent
displaying passionate intensity.
denunciation
public condemnation.
abberation
deviate from the normal type.
haute couture
expensive, fashionable clothes produced by leading houses.
empirical
based on something or observing rather than pure logic.
foolhardy
recklessly rash or bold.
ubiquitous
present and found everywhere.
egregious
standing out in a negative way.
parochial
narrowly restricted scope.
laconic
using very few words.
extant
still in existence.
palliative
relieving pain without dealing with the cause or the condition.
venality
being open to corruption and bribery.
upbraid
scold
mercurial
subject to unpredictable mood changes.
enervate
to sap energy from.
Puritanical
having or displaying a very strict or censorious moral attitude towards self-indulgence or sex.
dissident
renegade
nightcap
- cap worn before sleeping.
2. a hot or alcoholic drink taken before bedtime.
eschew
avoid or stay away deliberately.
gall
being rude.
gall
being rude.
preclude
keep from happening.
torpor
lethargic.
Antipathy
Hatred
Inchoate
Not fully formed
Ravenous
Very hungry
Lachrymose
Weepy
exacerbate
Make worse
