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flaccid

adj. flabby

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furor

n. frenzy; great excitement

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grandiloquent

adj. pompous; bombastic; using high-sounding language

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hoodwink

v. deceive; delude

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impiety

n. irreverence; lack of respect for God

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indelible

adj. not able to be erased

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inscrutable

adj. impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious

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irreparable

adj. not able to be corrected or repaired

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levy

v. impose (a fine); collect (a payment)

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mammal

n. a vertebrate animal whose female suckles its young

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mirage

n. unreal reflection; optical illusion

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myriad

n. very large number

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obstreperous

adj. boisterous; noisy

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palatable

adj. agreeable; pleasing to the taste

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perceptive

adj. insightful; aware; wise

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plenitude

n. abundance; completeness

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prehensile

adj. capable of grasping or holding

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proselytize

v. convert to a religion or belief

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rally

v. call upon or summon (forces, vital powers, etc.); revive or recuperate

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resumption

n. taking up again; recommencement

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sarcasm

n. scornful remarks; stinging rebuke

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shirk

v. avoid (responsibility, work, etc.); malinger

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spawn

v. lay eggs

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subservient

adj. behaving like a slave; servile; obsequious

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tawdry

adj. cheap and gaudy

trappings

n. outward decorations; ornaments

vivacious

adj. animated; lively

yield (n)

n. amount produced; crop; income on investment

yield (v)

v. give in; surrender

velocity

n. speed

ulterior

adj. unstated; hidden; more remote

topography

n. physical features of a region

tantrum

n. fit of petulance; caprice

subliminal

adj. below conscious awareness

sadistic

adj. inclined to cruelty

queasy

adj. easily nauseated; squeamish

propitious

adj. favorable; fortunate; advantageous

precept

n. practical rule guiding conduct

paradox

n. something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct

omniscient

adj. all-knowing

nemesis

n. someone seeking revenge

jingoist

n. extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist

indomitable

adj. unconquerable; unyielding

improvise

v. compose on the spur of the moment

grueling

adj. exhausting

gape

v. open widely; stare open-mouthed

fluctuate

v. waver; shift

facile

adj. easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial

euphoria

n. feeling of great happiness and well-being (sometimes exaggerated)

endearment

n. fond statement

duress

n. forcible restraint, especially unlawfully

dispel

v. scatter; drive away

dexterous

adj. skillful

diabolical

adj. devilish

crotchety

adj. eccentric; whimsical

crux

n. crucial point

contest

v. dispute

compute

v. reckon; calculate

clasp

n. fastening device; firm grip

categorical

adj. without exceptions; unqualified; absolute