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- scathing
- marked by harshly abusive criticism
- somatic
- affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit
- ravine
- a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water), A deep gorge or hollow, especially one worn by a stream or flow of water.
- ballyhoo
- blatant or sensational promotion, advertize noisily or blatantly; extravagant publicity or fuss : after all the ~, the film was a flop.
- prejudicial
- (sometimes followed by 'to') causing harm or injury
- vagrant
- a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support, continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another; a person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place and lives by begging.;
- rakish
- having or displaying a dashing, jaunty, or slightly disreputable quality or appearance : he had a ~, debonair look.
- sludge
- the precipitate produced by sewage treatment, any thick messy substance
- seamy
- morally degraded
- larder
- a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
- blockhead
- these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
- run-down
- a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
- hale
- draw slowly or heavily, exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health: EX. "~ and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again"
- airtight
- not allowing air or gas to pass in or out
- hermetic
- completely sealed; insulated or protected from outside influences : a ~ society.
- univocal
- admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; unambiguous
- genuflect
- bend the knees and bow in a servile manner, bend the knees and bow in church or before a religious superior or image
- payola
- a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record; the practice of bribing someone to use their influence or position to promote a particular product or interest : if a record company spends enough money on ~, it can make any record a hit.
- backwash
- the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward, the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event), the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
- whimsical
- determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
- run down
- use up all one's strength and energy and stop working, injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle, pursue until captured, examine hastily, examine hastily
- sordid
- meanly avaricious and mercenary, foul and run-down and repulsive, unethical or dishonest
- venom
- feeling a need to see others suffer, toxin secreted by animals
- inordinate
- beyond normal limits
- providential
- peculiarly fortunate or appropriate, resulting from divine providence, relating to or characteristic of providence; providence: the protective care of God or of nature as a spiritual power
- chickenhearted
- easily frightened
- metamorphose
- change in outward structure or looks, change completely the nature or appearance of; -sis is a biological process by which an animal physically develops after birth or hatching, involving a conspicuous and relatively abrupt change in the animal's form or structure through cell growth and differentiation.
- jaunty
- having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
- ingenue
- the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play, an artless innocent young girl (especially as portrayed on the stage), an actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl [ORIGIN French, feminine of ingénu 'ingenuous,' from Latin ingenuus (see ingenuous ).]
- beamish
- smiling with happiness or optimism
- admonitory
- expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective, serving to warn; cautionary [giving or conveying a warning or reprimand : the sergeant lifted an ~ finger.]
- terrapin
- any of various edible North American web-footed turtles living in fresh or brackish water
- salvo
- rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; figurative a sudden, vigorous, or aggressive act or series of acts : the pardons provoked a ~ of accusations. [ from French salve, Italian salva 'salutation.']
- centrist
- a person who takes a position in the political center, supporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither liberal nor conservative
- orbiculate
- circular or nearly circular; 1 having the shape of a flat ring or disk.
- incontinency
- involuntary urination or defecation [ from Latin incontinent-, from in- 'not' + continent- 'holding together' (see continent 2 ).]
- beshrew
- wish harm upon
- decamp
- leave suddenly, run away, leave a camp
- scrumptious
- extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
- substandard
- used of merchandise, falling short of some prescribed norm
- gulch
- a narrow gorge with a stream running through it, a small, narrow, rocky ravine.
- resonant
- inducing resonance, characterized by reverberation
- scrooge
- a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
- stripling
- a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity; ORIGIN Middle English : probably from strip 2 (from the notion of "narrowness," i.e., slimness) + -ling .
- expostulate
- reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion; To protest or remonstrate ; verb - to reason with a person earnestly, objecting to that person's actions or intentions; remonstrate (with)
- trudge
- a long difficult walk
- hoodlum
- an aggressive and violent young criminal
- subcutaneous
- relating to or located below the epidermis; situated or applied under the skin : ~ fat.
- valuate
- place a value on; an estimation of something's worth, esp. one carried out by a professional appraiser : it is wise to obtain an independent ~ion.
- tonic
- a medicine that strengthens and invigorates, (music) the first note of a diatonic scale, a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring, lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine, imparting vitality and energy, used of syllables
- helical
- having the shape or form of a helix; spiral : molecules.
- ricochet
- a glancing rebound, spring back; To rebound at least once from a surface.
- ply
- (usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood, one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread, use diligently, provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance, provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance, travel a route regularly, apply oneself diligently
- pettish
- easily irritated or annoyed
- hype
- blatant or sensational promotion
- matrimony
- the ceremony or sacrament of marriage, the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
- subaqueous
- growing or remaining under water
- eminence
- a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament, high status importance owing to marked superiority
- agglomerative
- clustered together but not coherent
- obtuse
- of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees ; (of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex ; lacking in insight or discernment; "too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior"; "a purblind oligarchy that flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to the dustbin"- Jasper Griffin
- muck
- fecal matter of animals, soil with mud, muck, or mire
- gallant
- a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance, a man who attends or escorts a woman, unflinching in battle or action, having the qualities of gallantry attributed to an ideal knight, having or displaying great dignity or nobility, lively and spirited
- halberd
- a pike fitted with an ax head; battle-ax; (from helm 'handle' + barde 'hatchet' ).
- heliacal
- pertaining to or near the sun[ via late Latin from Greek hēliakos (from hēlios 'sun' ) + -al .]
- foreknow
- realize beforehand
- rowdiness
- rowdy behavior; noisy and disorderly : it was a rowdy but good-natured crowd.
- embolism
- occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle); Medicine obstruction of an artery, typically by a clot of blood or an air bubble.; [Latin from Greek embolismos, from emballein 'insert.']
- hosiery
- socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear as ~)
- contingent
- possible but not certain to occur; "they had to plan for ~ expenses"; determined by conditions or circumstances not yet established; "arms sales ~ on the approval of congress"; uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances; "the results of confession were not ~, they were certain"- George Eliot
- assay
- a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components, an appraisal of the state of affairs, a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance, make an effort or attempt, a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance
- enunciate
- express or state clearly, speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
- aficionado
- a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer
- squabble
- a quarrel about petty points, argue over petty things
- flabbergasted
- as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise