Meaning pt 4 Flashcards

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abase

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degrade, put down someone

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Alacrity

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Eagerness

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Dearth

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Scarcity

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Depredation

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act of preying upon

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diatribe

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verbal attack

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Erudition

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quality or showing great knowledge

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esurient

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greedy

eshu is esurient

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expatiate

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speak or write in detail

she expatiated on working-class novelists

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Hapless

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unfortunate

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implacable

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unable to appease

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incipient

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just beginning to happen

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insinuations

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kahi tari vait honar ahe tyacha suggestion

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Invective

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Insulting, affront

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nuance

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fine distinction

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paeans

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song of praise or triumph

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Patrician

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wealthy noblemen

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Philanthropic

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Charitable

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plebeians

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Common man

dont underestimate the power of plebieian

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Reclusive

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Introvert, Solitary

Avoiding company of people

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transient

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ephemeral

change zala mhnun ephemeral

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truculent

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Aggressive

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venerate

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regard with great respect

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wary

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cautious

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sullied

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spoiled, marred

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augmented
to increase amount or value
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impede
obstruct or hinder
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veil
military madhe je kala lavtat KIVA Odhni Kiva anything to cover face
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vaunt
praise excessively, boast about
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boast
show offf
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specious
plausible yet wrong
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pliant
malleable | "This makes the leather soft and pliant, and suitable for such things as clothing."
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intransigent
refusing to change
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disavow
deny
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miscegenation
mixing of bloodline
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suffragists.
right to vote for everyone (even women)
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abolitionists
person who favors abolition on practice
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derogatory
belittling, dismissing importance of a person
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histrionic
melodramatic, excessively dramatic
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amass
to collect
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Forgo
to relinquish, to succumb, to give up
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piecemeal
something in parts or fragments
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Empirical
based on observation or experience
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Stringent
Strict
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Dilatory
slow to act
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guileless
artless, innocent without deception
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floundering
struggle
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clumsy
sarkha padnara, always prone to accident
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bungling
floundering
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vertiginous
chakkar yene
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frolicsome
playful
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Saturnine
taciturn, disinclined to talk, gloomy
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garrulous
talkative
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beaming
very happy
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Scrupulous
careful and thorough | it makes u think of sculpture and while building sculpture the worker has to be very careful
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Vivacious
'viv' mhnje life so, meaning will be *lively*
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piquant
having sharp taste, pleasantly stimulating
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wistful
regretful, nostalgic
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pensive
engage in deep serious thought | "I noticed she was in a pensive mood"
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contravene
to break rule
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descry
catch sight of, spot, notice | Nathan descried two figures.
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meddlesome
interfering
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rancorous
characterized by bitterness or resentment.
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mawkish
sentimental in an exaggerated or false way
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contravene
to break rule
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sanguine
very happy
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contravene
to break rule
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saccharine
sentimental or sugar
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progeny
descendants of a person, offspring | Arjun progeny of king Bharat
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prodigies
genius
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assimilate
to gather, collect, take in, have knowledge
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facetious
creating serious issue with inappropriate humor, levity
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disseminate
spread
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tremulous
trembling, unsteady shaking
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Tortuous
*full of twists and turns.* , complicated *Note*: Torturous(Painful) mhnje vegla anhi tortuous mhnje vegla
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timorous
easily frightened
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slake
satisfy
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surfeit
excessive
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sate
satisfy
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allay
alleviate, lessen
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whet
sharpen blade of tool OR a stimulates appetite
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glut
excessive
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toadies
chapluci ke sath gidgida kar kahi kam karne Obsequiously
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entourage
group of people attending important person
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sycophants
chapluci ke sath gigida kar kahi kam karne Obsequiously
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novice
new to, inexperienced
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tyro
new to, inexperienced, novice | Tammy was still a tyro in ballet, but her enthusiasm to learn was inspiring.
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veteran
very experienced
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fricative
sound made by turbulent flow
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contravene
to break rule
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Sojourn
a temporary stay
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quiescence
dormancy, inactivity | kittens settle down to nap, you can call that their period of quiescence
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Solace
comfort
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Fidelity
Loyalty
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Orations
Soliloquies ,a formal speech, especially one given on a ceremonial occasion.
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Soliloquies
Orations, a formal speech
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Insurrection
rebellion, revolt, mutiny
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collusion
secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy in order to deceive others. | "the armed forces were working in collusion with drug traffickers"
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hiatus
a pause or temporary suspension | "there was a brief hiatus in the war with France"
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chimerical
a] hoped for but illusory or impossible to achieve. b] (of a mythical animal) formed from parts of various animals. | "the notion of tolerance is a chimeric dream"
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finicky
fastidious
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lieu
in the place of , instead of.
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rococo
the rococo style of art, decoration, or architecture.
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garish
obtrusively bright and showy; lurid; flashy
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utilitarian
designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive
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cagey
reluctant to give information owing to caution or suspicion.
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obtrusively
in a way that is too noticeable | Her clothes are sometimes obtrusively showy.
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Obduracy
stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
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pliability
flexibility.
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Staid
respectable, quiet and serious
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wanton
done to hurt somebody
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Jejune
simple and innocent
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Morbid
unusual interest in disturbing subjects
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Archaic
Old
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ploddingly
slow moving
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jettison
throw out | The captain gave orders to jettison the cargo
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vehicle
means of expression
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Spurning
Rejecting
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lieu
instead of
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tepid
mediocre, lukewarm | He gave a tepid performance
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blandishing
chan bolun ullu banavna | Joe tried to blandish his mother by complimenting her hair in order to get permission.
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Panegyric
piece of writing or speech praising something | paeans, eulogy he sagle similar ahet
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Frugality
Careful spending
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profligacy
recklessness
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poignant
feeling of sadness and regret
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Oblique
indirectly express karne
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circuitous
Indirect
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Parochial
narrow minded, insular
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Truculent
Bellicose, Belligerent, aggressive
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Strident
loud and harsh
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indefatigable
never giving up
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querulous
petulant, complaining
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vapid
bland, no taste
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acrid
bitter and pungent
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savory
salty
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saccharine
sweet
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tumid
swollen, bloated
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trenchant
vigorous
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ardent
passionate
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Skein
coiled, twisted
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Ersatz
Fake / (of a product) made or used as a substitute, typically an inferior one, for something else.
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Clandestine
kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit(forbidden by law).
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Mendacious
lying
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Nugatory
without value
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impinge upon
have an effect especially negative one
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disconsolate
very unhappy and unable to be comforted
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chirpy
lively
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scotched
ended
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fatuous
foolish
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gallantry
courage
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asperity
severity, harshness
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coddled
treated with excessive care, pamper
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palatable
acceptable
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hedonistic
devoted to pursuit of pleasure, delight in
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nefarious
wicked, villainous
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peruse
examine
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misanthropic
showing hatred towards humankind
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feckless
incompetent, lazy
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nugatory
trifling or ineffective, without importance
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exacting
demanding
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revel in
avoiding cha ulta, delight in something
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squalid, sullied
foil or dirty
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foil
prevent the success
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assuage
to ease or lessen, appease or pacify
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connoisseur
expert in matters of taste
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chicanery
trickery, subterfuge
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enervate
to weaken
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ennui
dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
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nascent
coming into being, in early developmental stages
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noxious
harmful, injurious
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nebulous
vague,cloudy
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onerous
troubling, burdensome | "First they had the onerous task of rearranging the furniture."
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Valorize
to give or ascribe value or validity
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indict
accuse
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rescinds
to take away
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vassal
a holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance
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homage
pay great respect OR do something to honor
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allegiance
loyalty or commitment to a superior or to a group or cause.
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mien
person's appearance or manners.
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decrepitude
exhausted or ruined
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palliative
something that relieves pain without dealing with the cause of the condition
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claque
a group of sycophantic followers
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sycophantic
done in obsequious (obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree) way
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Preemptive
that which is done ahead in time to prevent a possible bad event from happening.
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Defanging
make something harmless or ineffectual
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denigrating
criticize unfairly
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divesting
deprive someone of
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mellifluous
pleasingly smooth and musical hear
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voluble
talking fluently, readily, incessantly
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fledgling
something that is immature
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fascistic
Having or relating to extreme right-wing, authoritarian, or intolerant views or practices
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fetid
Smelling extremely unpleasant
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macabre
Disturbing because concerned with or causing a fear of death
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obviate
Remove
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proliferate
Increase rapidly in number; multiply
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dwindle
Diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength
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lagniappe
Something given as a bonus
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avarice
Extreme greed for wealth or material gain
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recidivism
The tendency of a convicted criminal to reoffend
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incorrigible
(of a person or their behavior) not able to be changed or reformed
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peevish
Having or showing an irritable disposition
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wily
Skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully
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flagitious
(of a person or their actions) criminal; villainous
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inscrutable
not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood
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occlude
Stop, close, or obstruct (an opening, orifice, or passage)
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tranquilize
have a calming or sedative effect on
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discommode
Cause (someone) trouble or inconvenience