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Aberration
a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically an unwelcome one.
Abjure
solemnly renounce
Abrogate
revoke formally (a law, right, or formal agreement).
Anachronism
something that is out of date and no longer relevant to the times
anathema
something or someone that one vehemently dislikes.
Antebellum
occurring or existing before a particular war, especially the US Civil War.
Chicanery
the use of deception or subterfuge to achieve one’s purpose. (usually to extract money from them)
Chthonic
relating to or inhabiting the underworld.
Cerulean
deep blue in colour like a clear sky.
S)Azure - bright blue in colour like a cloudless sky.
Circumlocution
the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive.
S) periphrasis - a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
S) Ambage, verbosity, Prolix
Cogent
clear, logical, and convincing.
Crepuscular
Anything that resembles dusk, or happens at that time of day, is crepuscular, whether it’s gloomy indoor light or the sky at twilight. Some animals are also crepuscular: they tend to be most active in the evening.
Deleterious
causing harm or damage.
Depredation
an act of attacking or plundering.
Egregious
outstandingly bad; shocking.
Enervate
make (someone) feel drained of energy or vitality.
S) Stultify
Facetious
making inappropriate jokes or taking serious situations too lightly.
Fulminate
express vehement protest.
Homonym
When two words are spelled the same, are pronounced the same, but have different meanings, they are homonyms. For instance, “The man standing beside the pole is a Pole.”
Incisive
intelligently analytical and clear-thinking.
Inculcate
instil (an idea, attitude, or habit) by persistent instruction.
Jejune
naive, simplistic, and superficial.
Malapropism
the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with an amusing effect
Nihilism
the rejection of all religious and moral principles, in the belief that life is meaningless.
