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abate: V. to lessen in intensity or degree
accolade: N. an expression of praise
adulation: N.excessive praise; intense adoration
aesthetic: ADJ. dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful
ameliorate: V. to make better or more tolerable
ascetic: N. one who practices rigid self-denial, esp. as an act of religious devotion
avarice: N. greed, esp. for wealth (ADJ: avaricious)
axiom: N. a universally recognized principle (ADJ: axiomatic)
bucolic: ADJ. rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants
burgeon: V. to grow rapidly or flourish
cacophony: N. harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance (ADJ: cacophonous)
canon: N. an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature (ADJ: canonical)
castigate: V. to severely criticize or punish
castigation: N. severe criticism or punishment
catalyst: N. a substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing; a person or thing that causes change
caustic: ADJ. burning or stinging; causing corrosion
chary: ADJ. wary; cautious; sparing
cogent: ADJ. appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing
complaisance: N. the willingness to comply with the wishes of others
complaisant: ADJ. willing to comply with the wishes of others
contentious: ADJ. argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement
contrite: ADJ. regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness
contrition: N. the state of being regretful, penitent, and seeking forgiveness
culpability: N. meriting blame
culpable: ADJ. deserving blame
dearth: N. smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack
demur: V. to question or oppose
didactic: ADJ. intending to teach or instruct; intended to convey instruction or information as well as pleasure and entertainment <didactic poetry>
discrete: ADJ. cautiousness and reserve in speech; able to make responsible decisions. MW: individually distinct; noncontinuous
discretion: N. cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions
disinterested: ADJ. free of bias or self-interest; impartial
dogma: unproved or improvable principles on which rigid opinions are based
dogmatic: ADJ. expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles.
ebullience: ADJ. the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings
ebullient: enthusiastically and lively-ly expressing thoughts and feelings
eclectic: ADJ. composed of elements drawn from various sources
elegiac: ADJ. lamenting of the dead, in poetry form
elegy: N. a mournful poem, esp. one lamenting the dead
emollient: ADJ / N. soothing, esp. to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying; an agent that softens or smoothes the skin.
empirical: ADJ. based on observation or experiment
enigma: something that is mysterious, obscure, difficult to understand
enigmatic: ADJ. mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand
ephemeral: ADJ. brief; fleeting
esoteric: ADJ. intended for or understood by a small, specific group
eulogize: V. to honor the dead in speech form
eulogy: N. a speech honoring the dead
exonerate: V. to remove blame
facetious: ADJ. playful; humorous
fallacious: ADJ. tending to mislead; embodying an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief
fallacy: N. an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief
furtive: ADJ. marked by stealthy; covert; surreptitious
gregarious: ADJ. sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people
harangue: V. / N. to deliver a pompous speech or tirade; a long, pompous speech
heresy: N. something violating accepted dogma or convention
heretical: ADJ. violating accepted dogma or convention
hyperbole: N. an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech
hyperbolic: ADJ. exaggerated, often used as a figure of speech
impecunious: ADJ. lacking funds; without money
incipient: ADJ. beginning to come into being or to become apparent
inert: ADJ. unmoving; lethargic; sluggish
innocuous: ADJ. harmless; causing no damage
intransigence: N. the state or quality of refusing to compromise
intransigent: ADJ. refusing to compromise
inveigle: V. to obtain by deception or flattery
morose: ADJ. sad; sullen; melancholy
odious: ADJ. evoking intense aversion or dislike
opaque: ADJ. impenetrable by light; not reflecting light
oscillate: V. to swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm
oscillation: N. the act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm
penurious: ADJ. penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous
pernicious: ADJ. extremely harmful; potentially causing death
perusal: N. a very careful examination
peruse: V. to examine with great care
piety: N. the state of being extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion
pious: ADJ. extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion
precursor: N. one that precedes and indicates or announces another
preen: V. to dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care
prodigious: ADJ. abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary
prolific: ADJ. producing large volumes or amounts; productive
putrefy: V. to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor (ADJ: putrid)
quaff: V. to drink deeply
quiescence: N. stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest
quiescent: ADJ. still; motionless; at rest
redoubtable: ADJ. awe-inspiring; worthy of honor
sanction: N. / V. authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance; to give permission or authority to
satire: N. a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision (ADJ: satirical)
squalid: ADJ. sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect (N: squalor)
stoic: ADJ. indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast (N: stoicism)
supplant: V. to take the place of; supersede
torpid: ADJ. lethargic; sluggish; dormant
torpor: N. the state of being lethargic, sluggish, dormant
ubiquitous: ADJ. existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; wise-spread
urbane: ADJ. sophisticated; refined; elegant
urbanity: N. the state of being sophisticated, refined, elegant
vilify: V. to defame; to characterize harshly
viscosity: N. the quality of being thick and sticky.
viscous: ADJ. thick; sticky

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