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acute
present/experienced to a severe/intense degree
adroit
clever/skillful in using hand/minds
adulatory
excessively praising/admiring
burrow
making holes
make through inquiry; investigate
bombastic
overblown; theatrical
braggart
person who boasts about achievements/possession
cursory
hasty and therefore not thorough/detailed
=perfunctory
canny
having/showing shrewdness and good judgment, esp in money or business matters
combing
search carefully and systematically
concoct
make by combining various ingredients
feign
pretend to be affected
fleeting
lasting for a very short time
facing
layer of material covering part of a garment and providing contrast, decoration, strength
outer layer covering the surface of a wall
hortatory
tending/aiming to exhort (strongly encourage/urge)
heterodox
not conforming with accepted/orthodox standards/beliefs
= iconoclastic, unorthodox
herald
official messenger bringing news
person/thing viewed as a sign that something is about to happen
harbinger
person/thing that announces/signals the approach of another
hidebound
unwilling/unable to change because of tradition/convention
=conservative
hedonism
pursuit of pleasure
implement
put (decision, plan, agreement) into effect
incendiary
designed to cause fires; tending to stir up conflict
imperative
vital importance; crucial
give an authoritative command; peremptory
impetus
the force/energy with which a body moves
lepid
amusing/pleasant
lucrative
producing a great deal of profit
long-winded
continuing at length and in tedious way
layperson
person without professional/specialized knowledge in a particular subject
marginalized
treated as insignificant/peripheral
noxious
harmful, poisonous, very unpleasant
premonition
strong feeling that something is about to happen
=sixth-sense; inkling; predictive/purpose to warn
predicament
difficult, unpleasant, embarrassing situation = plight
rapt
completely fascinated by what one is seeing/moving
rhapsody
effusively enthusiastic/ecstatic expression of feeling
ramification
consequence of an action/event esp. when complex/unwelcome
succumb
fail to resist pressure, temptation, some other negative force
scuffle
short confused fight
stringent
(of regulations, requirements, conditions) strict, precise, exacting
sacrosanct
regarded as too important/valuable to be inferred with
= sacred
testimony
formal written/spoken statement, esp one given in a court of law
temperate
moderation
vivify
breathe life into
adversary
one’s opponent in a contest
futile
pointless; incapable of producing any useful result; fruitless; vain
inclusive
including//covering/containing
