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fester
V: something that festers is sth that rot or decays; suppurate
chortle
V: A form of laughter
the obnoxious joke still made her chortle
paradigm
N: An ideal or perfect model of sth
He is the paradigm of a perfect student.
tyrannical
ADJ: Exercising power in a cruel way, dictorial
Tyrannical and despotic are both words to describe a person who holds the majority of power and abuses it
discrete
ADJ: individually separate and distant
Speech sounds are produced as a continuous sound signal rather than discrete units.
kitschy
ADJ: Tacky, cheap, sth of poor taste (art, objects, design) and is often of poor quality.
Synonym: Gaudy
barricade
N: Barrier, obstacle
Obstruct(synonym): Be or get in the way of
Affluent
ADJ: 1)Wealthy, rich
2)of water flowing freely or in great quantities
Collusion
N: A secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy
feral
ADJ: Untamed or wild
A pack of feral dogs.
gregarious
ADJ: used to describe people who are sociable or outgoing; amiable, cordial, congenial
IMPERVIOUS
ADJ: Not letting things pass through or unaffected by sth
While everyone else got sick, Michael seemed to be impervious to germs.