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bund
noun -an embankment or causeway, particularly in India and other Asian countries
furtive
adj -attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive
emigrant
noun -a person who leaves his or her own country in oder to settle permanently in another
proxy
noun -the authority to represent someone else, esp. in voting
tractable
adj -easy to control or influence; easy to deal with
commensal
adj -eating together at the same table
depilatory
noun -a cosmetic for the temporary removal of undesired hair
whorl
noun -a coil or ring
efface
verb -erase (a mark)from a surface
mien
noun -a persons look or manner, esp. one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood
abhorrent
adj -inspiring disgust and loathing; repugnant
maelstrom
noun -a powerful whirlpool -a scene or state of confused and violent movement or upheaval
inexorable
adj -impossible to stop or prevent -(of a person) impossible to persuade by request or entreaty
fatalism
noun -the belief that all events are predetermined and therefore inevitable
agoraphobia
noun -extreme or irrational fear of crowded spaces or enclosed public places
atavism
noun -the appearance of characteristcs that are presumed to have been present in some ancestor
conscription
noun -compulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces
abacus
noun -an oblong frame with rows of wires or grooves along which beads are slid, used for calculating
filial
adj -of or due from a son and daughter, following the sequence of parental generations
flotage
noun -the act of floating
attenuate
verb -weakened; diminishing adj -to become thin or fine; lesson
capricious
adj -impulsive; unpredictable
coalesce
verb -to blend or come together
cornice
noun -an ornamental horizon molding or frame used to conceal rods, picture hooks, or other devices
locution
noun -a particular word, phrase, or expression, especially one that is used by a particular person or group
offal
noun -the parts of a butchered animal that are considered inedible by human beings
pompadour
noun -a mans hairstyle in which the hair is combed up from the forehead without a part
unsullied
adj -spotlessly clean and fresh
vernacular
noun -the native speech or language of a place
zeugma
noun -a figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses
fecundity
adj -producing or capable of producing an abundance of offspring or new growth; fertile
libido
noun -sexual instinct or sexual drive
narcissistic
noun -excessive self-love; vanity
oedipus complex
a concept used in psychoanalysis where a child has an unconscious desire for exclusive love of the parent of the opposite sex. This desire includes jealousy toward the parent of the same sex and the unconscious wish for that parents death.
ontology
the study of the catagories of things that exist or may exist in the same domain
psychophysiological
noun -the branch of physiology dealing with the relationship between physiological processes and thoughts, emotions, and behavior
savant
noun -a learned person, a scholar
sublimation
noun -modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct esp. a sexual one to one that is socially acceptable
verbiage
noun -an excess of words for the purpose; wordiness
virile
adj -characterized by a vigorous, masculine spirit
cauterize
verb -to burn the skin or flesh (of a wound to stop from leaking) with a heated instrument or caustic substance
conical
adj -having the shape of a cone
diffident
adj -modest or shy because of lack of self-confidence
ignominy
noun -public shame or disgrace
incipient
adj -an inital stage; beginning to happen or develop
insidious
adj -proceeding in a general, subtle way, but with harmful effects
preempt
verb -to take in action or to prevent (an anticipated) event from happening; forestall -taking importance over; interupt
prodigal
adj -spending money or recourses freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant
sibilant
adj -sounded with a hissing effect
taxonomy
noun -the branch of science concerned with classification, esp. of organisms; systematics
chauvinism
noun -excessive prejudiced loyalty or support for one's own cause, group, or gender
cretin
noun -a stupid person, someone who is deformed or mentally handicapped
effulgent
adj -shining brightly radiant; (0f a person or their expressions) emanating joy or goodness
incumbent
noun -the holder of an office or post adj -necessary for (someone) as a duty of responsibilty
intrepid
adj -fearless; adventurous
invidious
likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others; unfairly discriminating; unjust
lurid
adj -giving explicit details of crimes or sexual matters
obeisance
noun -a gesture expressing deferential respect, such as a bow or curtsy
pariah
noun -an outcast -a member of a low caste or of no caste in southern India
temerity
noun -excessive confidence or boldness; audacity
agrarian
adj -relating to land, rural -pertaining to farming
jerry rig
verb -to assemble quickly from what is at hand for temporary use -quick fix for now
nappy
adj -kinky hair, often used to describe African American hair
parse
verb -to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical parts of speech
phalanx
noun -body of troops/things in a close array
pinafore
noun -a child's apron, usually large
recalcitrant
adj -resisting authority or control; hard to manage or operate
subterfuge
noun - a pretense, something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; deception, tick or scheme
sultana
noun -small seedless raison
surly
adj -threatening rough -bad tempered and unfriendly ; brusque
amorphous
adj -lacking definite form; shapeless
communism
noun -a theory or system of economics -based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state
dissolute
adj -indifferent to moral restraint; given to immoral or improper conduct; dissipated; reckless
estivation
noun -act of hibernation in the summer
gable
noun -the portion of the front side of a building enclosed by or masking the end of a pitched roof
illegitimate
adj -a child born with unmarried parents; not sanctioned by law or custom
laterite
noun -any soil by the decomposition of the rocks beneath it
vacuous
adj -without contents; empty; lacking ideas, intelligence
sloth
adj -laziness
vigilant
adj -watchful, alert
bulbous
swollen
chintz
a fabric, often seen in upholstery or draperies embossed with floral designs
elocution
the practice of speaking well
florid
flushed with a rosy color
gaunt
thin, bony, emaciated
ghazal
a Persian poem structure written in couplets with a refrain and all lines follow the same pattern or meter. the poems are generally written about loss or love
inane
irrational, silly and goofy
resinous
describes resin which is a liquid that comes out of plants
shivah
the mourning process following a funeral in Jewish faith
superfluous
unnecessary and uncalled for
belligerent
adj -inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive
brazen
adj -having a loud, usually harsh, resonant sound -imprudent
conciliate(d)
verb -to make or attempt to make compatible; reconcile
duenna
noun -in spain and portugal- an older woman serving/overseeing as an escort or chaperon of a young lady
gilded
adj -having a pleasing or showy appearance -dipped/covered in gold
impertinent
adj -intrusive or presumptuous as a person or their actions; rude or uncivil
monotonous
adj -having very little inflection -limited variety
querulous
adj -full of complaints; peevish
sidle
verb -to move sideways
vassal
noun -a servant or slave, follower -a person who held land from a feudal lord and received protection in return for homage and allegiance
acrimonious
adj -caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc; Bitter and sharp in language or tone
archetype
noun -the original pattern or model from which all of the same kind are copied or on which are based; a model or first form; prototype
diaphanous
adj -very sheer and light; almost completely transparent or translucent; delicately hazy
hegemony
noun -leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others, as in a confederation; aggression or expansionism by large nations in an effort to achieve world domination
insouciant
adj -unconcerned, undisturbed; carefree and nonchalant
litany
noun -ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession; a prolonged or tedious account; a repetitive or incantatory recital
primordial
adj -original; elementary; pertaining to or existing at or from the very beginning
propitious
adj -presenting favorable conditions; favorable; indicative of favor; auspicious
staccato
adj -notes are abruptly disconnected; composed of or characterized by abruptly disconnected elements; disjointed
strident
adj -making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking; having a shrill, irritating quality or character
barrage
(military) a concentrated artillery bombardment over a wide area -a concentrated out pouring, as of questions or blows
corbel
a projection jutting out of a wall to support a structure above it
effluent
flowing out or forth
gossamer
something extremely light, flimsy, or delicate
fetid
having an offensive oder, stinking
nubile
(of young woman) suitable for marriage esp. in regard to age or physical development; marriageable
precipice
a cliff with a vertical or overhanging face
sumptuous
splendid and expensive looking; lavish
vortex
a whirling mass
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