 | Term | Definition |
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acrimony |
(noun) words or behavior filled with harshness or anger |
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affable |
(adj.) friendly; easygoing |
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banal |
(adj.) boring; trite; insipid |
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cajole |
(verb) to fool with flattery or false promises; coax; deceive |
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deference |
(noun) the act of yielding to someone else out of respect |
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endemic |
(adj.) native to a particular country or among a particular group |
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futile |
(adj.) hopelessly ineffective; useless; in vain |
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girth |
(noun) distance around an object; circumference |
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heresy |
(noun) an opinion expressed in defiance of generally accepted ideas |
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inaugurate |
(verb) begin; induct into |
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juncture |
(noun) point in time, especially a crucial one; joint or connection |
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kindle |
(verb) to start a fire; ignite; arouse |
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lionize |
(verb) to put someone onto a pedestal; to treat with great respect |
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malleable |
(adj.) able to be reshaped by force; pliable; impressionable |
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nefarious |
(adj.) extremely evil |
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obtuse |
(adj.) dull; blunt; unintelligent; lacking sharpness |
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parsimony |
(noun) stinginess; excessive frugality |
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querulous |
(adj.) constantly complaining |
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relevancy |
(noun) having a clear relationship to the matter at hand |
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salubrious |
(adj.) promoting health |
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trepidation |
(noun) fear |
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undulate |
(verb) move in a wavy manner |
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voluble |
(adj.) comfortable with a speech; always ready to talk |
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wanton |
(adj.) excessive; uncontrolled; lustful |
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wither |
(verb) dry out; shrivel up |
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