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Gouge
Makes a groove in
Refractory
Stubbornly resistant to authority or control
Supersede
Take the place or move in the position of
Stolid
Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
Placate
Cause to be more favorably inclined
Inadvertently
Without knowledge or intention
Apprise
Make aware of
Efficacy
Capacity or power to produce a desired effect
Diffidence
Lack of self assurance
Tractable
Readily reacting to suggestions and influences
Lethargic
Deficient in alertness or activity
Pragmatic
Concerned with practical matters
Ambiguous
Having more than one possible meaning
Impurity
The condition of extraneous elements
Discredit
Reject as false; refuse to accept
Hardship
Something hard to endure
Grudging
Petty or reluctant in giving or spending
Mar
Render imperfect
Scabbard
A sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet
Upbraid
Expresses criticism towards
Warble
Sing or play with trills
Minute
Infinitely or immeasurably small
Accord
A written agreement between two states or sovereigns
Evident
Clearly revealed to the mind or the sense or judgement
Fraught
Marked by distress
Intend
Have in mind as a purpose
Conceit
An artistic device or effect
Equable
Not varying
Pastoral
Devoted to raising sheep or cattle
Disapprobation
Pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable
Ellipsis
Omission or suppression of parts as words or sentences
Pusillanimous
Lacking in courage, strength and resolution
Yeoman
A freeman who cultivated his own land
Precept
A doctrine hat is taught
Nexus
The means of connection between things linked in series
Pork barrel
Appropriations designed to ingratiate constituents
Ensconce
Fix firmly
Punctuality
At the proper time
Vicissitude
A variation in circumstances or fortune
Pendulous
Hangly loosely or bending downward