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Profligacy
reckless wastefulness
Penchant
a definite liking; a strong inclination
Paradoxical
to be seemingly contradictory but nonetheless true
Monumental-
impressively large
Malicious
deliberately harmful, spiteful
Implausible
difficult to leave
Indices
a plural of index, something that serves to guide, point out, or otherwise facilitate reference
Innuendo
an indirect or subtle, usually derogatory implication in expression; an insinuation
Insouciance
blithe lack of concern; nonchalance
Fawn
to seek favor or attention by flattery and obsequious behavior
Hyperbole
a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect
Idiosyncratic
a structural or behavioral characteristic peculiar to an individual or a group. A physiological or temperamental peculiarity
Harbinger
one that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner
Emphatic
forceful and definite in expression or action
Edible
something fit to be eaten; food
Domineering
to rule over or control arbitrarily or arrogantly; tyrannize
Elephantine
enormous in size or strength
Droll
amusingly odd whimsically comical
Emote
to express emotion, especially in an excessive or theatrical manner
Bureaucratic
devotion to the routine of administrative procedure
Mercantile
Conducted or acting on business principles; commercial.
Declension
The change of endings in nouns and adj. to express their different relations of gender.
Deposition
Testimony legally taken during interrogations and reduced to writing, to use as evidence in court.
Divination
The pretended forecast of future events or discovery of what is lost or hidden.
