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wizardry

n. sorcery; magic

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waggish

adj. mischievous; humorous; tricky

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vanguard

n. advance guard of a military force; forefront of a movement

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truculence

n. aggressiveness; ferocity

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tenure

n. holding of an office; time during which such an office is held

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sultry

adj. sweltering

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squat

adj. stocky; short and thick

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skinflint

n. stingy person; miser

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scavenge

v. hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food

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revelry

n. boisterous merrymaking

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renegade

n. deserter; traitor

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prude

n. excessively modest person

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pomposity

n. self-important behavior; acting like a stuffed shirt

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parable

n. short, simple story teaching a moral

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omnipotent

adj. all-powerful

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negligence

n. neglect; failure to take reasonable care

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missive

n. letter

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lionize

v. treat as a celebrity

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jeopardize

v. endanger; imperil; put at risk

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intangible

adj. not able to be perceived by touch; vague

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indoctrinate

v. instruct in a doctrine or ideology

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impropriety

n. improperness; unsuitableness

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hypercritical

adj. excessively exacting

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grudging

adj. unwilling; reluctant; stingy

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gamely

adv. bravely; with spirit

flourish

v. grow well; prosper; decorate with ornaments

facet

n. small plane surface (of a gem); a side

encroachment

n. gradual intrusion

dispassionate

adj. calm; impartial

devotee

n. enthusiastic follower

degenerate

v. become worse; deteriorate

crop

v. cut off unwanted parts of a photograph; graze

contention

n. claim; thesis

compromise

v. adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of

clamor

n. noise

catastrophe

n. calamity; disaster

breach

n. breaking of contract or duty; fissure or gap

benefactor

n. gift giver; patron

authenticate

v. confirm as genuine

ardent

adj. intense; passionate; zealous

annals

n. records; history

aerie

n. nest of a large bird of prey (eagle, hawk)

appropriate (v)

v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use

attentive

adj. alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful

beatific

adj. giving bliss; blissful

bombardment

n. attack with missiles

capacity

n. mental or physical ability; role; ability to accomodate

chisel (n)

n. wedge-like tool for cutting

compatible

adj. harmonious; in harmony with

consign

v. deliver officially; entrust; set apart

cow

v. terrorize; intimidate

deface

v. mar; disfigure

despoil

v. strip of valuables; rob

devout

adj. pious

disfigure

v. mar in beauty; spoil

dispatch

n. speediness; prompt execution; message sent with all due speed

douse

c. plunge into water; drench; extinguish

duration

n. length of time something lasts

embrace

v. hug; adopt or espouse; accept readily; encircle; include

extant

adj. still in existence