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adept
Thoroughly skilled; an expert
aspire
to have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toward a higher goal, desire earnestly; to ascend
bleak
bare, dreary, dismal
chide
to blame; scold
despicable
worthy of scorn, contemptible
diminutive
small, smaller than most others of the same type
emancipate
to free from slavery; to release or liberate
erroneous
incorrect, containing mistakes
exploit
to make use of, develop; to make improper use of for personal profit; a feat, deed
extemporaneous
made or delivered on the spur of the moment
impair
to make imperfect, damage, harm
invincible
not able to be defeated, unbeatable
languid
drooping without energy, sluggish
mire
mud, wet, swampy ground; a tough situation; to get stuck
obtrusive
forward; undesirably prominent; thrust out
preamble
an introduction to a speech or piece of writing
render
to cause to become; to perform; to deliver officially; to process, extract
rugged
rough, irregular; severe, stern; strong; stormy
skeptical
inclined to doubt; slow to accept something as true
slipshod
untidy in dress, personal habits, ect; careless, sloppy
brevity
shortness
comport
to conduct or bear oneself, behave; to be in agreement
concise
epressing much in few words
demure
sober or serious in manner, modest
depreciation
a lessing in value; a belittling
deteriorate
to lower in quality or value; to wear away
divulge
to tell, reveal; to make public
enlightened
free from ignorance and false ideas; possessing sound understanding
forestall
to prevent by acting first
garble
to distort in such a way as to make unintelligible
proponent
one who puts forward a proposal; one who supports a cause or belief
quaver
to shake, tremble; to trill
recoil
to spring back, shrink; the act of springing back
recoup
to make up for, regain
reek
an unpleasant smell; to give off unpleasant smells; to give a strong impression
relentless
unyielding, harsh, without pity
rivulet
a small stream
squander
to spend foolishly, waste
staccato
detached or disconnected in sound or style
statute
a law
appreciable
sufficient to be noticed or measured
autocratic
absolute in power or authority
blanch
to remove the color from; to make or turn pale; to parboil
blasphemy
an act, utterance, or writing showing contempt for something sacred
brawny
strong, muscular
concerted
planned or performed in cooperation with others
contend
to fight, struggle; to compete; to argue
humane
kind, merciful
illustrious
very famous, distinguished
intolerable
unbearable
irreverent
disrespectful
laborious
not easy, requiring hard work, hardworking
lithe
bending easily, limber
maltreat
to abuse, use roughly or crudely
ponder
to consider carefully, reflect on
subversive
intended to undermine or overthrow; one who advocates or attempts to undermine a political system
synthetic
made or put together by people; something artificial
temperate
mild, moderate
venomous
poisonous; spiteful, mean
wily
sly, shrewd, cunning

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