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impalpable

adj. imperceptible; intangible

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humdrum

adj. dull; monotonous

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haggard

adj. wasted away; gaunt

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heckler

n. person who harasses others

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indigent

adj. poor; destitute

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inalienable

adj. not to be taken away; nontransferable

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incipient

adj. beginning; in an early stage

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inefficacious

adj. not effective; unable to produce a desired result

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invalidate

v. weaken; destroy

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limber

adj. flexible

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junta

n. group of men joined in political intrigue; cabal

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longevity

n. long life

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luster

n. shine; gloss

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loll

v. lounge about

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luscious

adj. pleasing to taste or smell

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mendacious

adj. lying; habitually dishonest

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microcosm

n. small world; the world in miniature

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offensive

adj. attacking insulting; distasteful

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paraphernalia

n. equipment; odds and ends

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pedagogy

n. teaching; art of education

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perimeter

n. outer boundary

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physiological

adj. pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms

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posthumous

adj. after death (as of child born after father’s death or book published after author’s death)

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precedent

n. something preceding in time that may be used as an authority or guide for future action

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proclivity

n. inclination; natural tendency

protuberance

n. profusion; bulge

pummel

v. beat or pound with fists

reactionary

adj. recoiling from progress; politically ultra-conservative

reconcile

v. correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel

remiss

adj. negligent

refurbish

v. renovate; make bright by polishing

resonant

adj. echoing; resounding; deep and full in sound

ribald

adj. wanton; profane

saunter

v. stroll slowly

saturnine

adj. gloomy

scuffle

v. struggle confusedly; move off in a confused hurry

seedy

adj. run-down; decrepit; disreputable

solemnity

n. seriousness; gravity

spry

adj. vigorously active; nimble

sordid

adj. filthy; vile; wretched; mean

sublime

adj. exalted or noble and uplifting; utter

subtlety

n. perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy

swathe

v. wrap around; bandage

tangible

adj. able to be touched; real; palpable

tenacious

adj. holding fast

tonic

adj. invigorating; refreshing

vendetta

n. blood feud

versatile

adj. having many talents; capable of working in many fields

voluptuous

adj. suggesting sensual delights; sensuously pleasing

watershed

n. crucial dividing point

withdrawn

adj. introverted; remote

willful

adj. intentional; headstrong

bovine

adj. cow-like; placid and dull

antecedents

n. preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

application

n. diligent attention

arcade

n. a covered passageway

amnesia

n. loss of memory

acuity

n. sharpness

adroit

adj. skillful

abject

adj. wretched; lacking pride