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Bifurcation
division into two branches
Visceral
from deep feelings, not intellect
Armament
military weapons
subsidized
support financially
exhume
revive/restore after neglecting
profusion
abundance, lavish spending
Inanity
lack of sense, shallowness
raconteur
person skilled with relating stories
dullard
stupid, insensibile person
upbraiding
severely reproving, censure
ensconced
settle securely or snugly
facetious
lacking serious intent
mellifluous
sweetly or smoothly flowing
stringent
severe, forcible
collusion
conspiracy
platitude
flat, dull, or trite remark
ponderous
weighty
unkempt
not combed
infuse
to inspire
ingenious
clever, resourceful, intelligent
sardonic
mocking, sneering
rife
prevalent
promulgate
make known
pervasive
spread throughout
tenable
capable of being maintained
auspicious
promising success
nebulous
vague, confusing
effusive
overflowing, lacking reserve
elliptically
without sufficient logical connection
cogently
convincingly, to the point
enumerate
mention, count, specify
commodious
spacious, roomy
tabulated
condense
languid
lacking vigor, slack or slow
mendacious
telling lies
farcinal
absurd
beleaguer
surround with military forces
retrenched
cut or remove
abrogated
abolish, repeal
subjugation
bringing under control
cavalier
haughty, disdainful
peripatetic
traveling a lot
explicated
to make plain or clear, interpret
interminable
incapable of being terminated
harbingers
omen
imperious
overbearing, urgent
sanction
give approval
abet
encourage or assist
salient
most noticeable or important
unnerving
lose courage or confidence
consummate
complete, make perfect
feral
in wild state
declaim
speech in an impassioned way
furtive
attempt to avoid notice out of guilt of being discovered
approbate
approve formally, sanction
obsolescence
become out of date
disparagement
regard of having little worth
tonic
feeling of vigor
compunction
feeling of guilt
salutary
producing good effects, beneficial
lassitude
state of physical or mental weariness
palpable
able to be touched or felt
diaphanous
light, delicate, translucent
boomerang
return to the originator, often with negative consequences
capricious
having sudden changes of mood or behavior
impugn
dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of
laconic
using few words
reconnaissance
military observation of a region
mercurial
subject to sudden changes of mood
implacable
unstoppable
phlegmatic
having unemotional, calm disposition
anthology
published collection of poems or other pieces of writing
prognosis
likely course of a disease or ailment
retrenchment
reduce
incorrigible
unable to be corrected
vector
organism transmitting disease
stringent
precise
bucolic
relating to the countryside
fabrication
process of inventing something
remonstrance
forcefully reproachful protest
kitsch
poor in taste
exhume
revive after neglecting
profusion
abundance, lavish spending
inanity
lack of sense, shallowness
ensconced
settle securely or snugly
facetious
lacking serious intent
collusion
conspiracy
nebulous
vague, confusing
transpire
occur, take place
lucidity
easily understood
farcical
absurd
retrenched
cut or removed
abet
encourage, assist
consummate
to make perfect
furtive
attempt to avoid notice out of guilt of being discovered
irk
irritate, annoy
approbate
approve formally, sanction
obsolescence
become out of date
disparagement
regard of having little worth
tonic
feeling of vigor
compunction
feeling of guilt
lassitude
state of physical or mental weariness
impugn
dispute the truth or validity of
reconnaissance
military observation of a region
fabrication
action or process of manufacturing or inventing something
remonstrance
forcefully reproachfulprotest
mitigated
made less severe
jingoism
extreme patriotism
ossified/bureaucratization
inflexible, unchangeable
pugnacious
eager to fight, argue
obtrusive
noticeable in unwelcomed way
divisive
tending to cause disagreement
coddled
treat in an indulgent and overprotective way
benign
gentle, kindly
bellicose
showing aggression and willingness to fight
propulsion
action of driving or pushing forward
momentum
motion, impetus gained by moving object
mitigate
make less severe, serious, or painful
conducive
making situation likely or possible
bereft
deprived
miscreants
person who behaves badly or in a way that breaks the law
tacit
understood or implied without being stated
conditional
subject to one or more conditions or requirements being met
regal
magnificent, dignified, as fit for a monarch
antipode
direct opposite of something
avuncular
relating to uncle
filial
of or due from a son or daughter