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Blanch

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To whiten by removing color; bleach; (verb)

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Chimerical

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(Adj), unreal, imaginary, visionary

2. Wildly fanciful, highly unrealistic

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Dulcify

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(Verb)
To make more agreeable; mollify; appease

To sweeten

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Finesse

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(Noun)
Extreme delicacy or subtlety in action, performance, skill, discrimination, taste, etc.

Skill in handling a difficult or highly sensitive situation; adroit and artful management

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Grandiose

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Adj

Affectively grand or important; pompous

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Harbinger

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Noun

Something (a person) that shows what is coming

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Captious

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Adj.
Apt to notice and make much of trivial faults or defects; fault finding; difficult to please

Proceeding from a fault finding or caviling disposition

He could never praise without adding a Captious remark

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Abscond

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Verb

To depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution

The cashier absconded the money.

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Idiosyncrasy

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Noun

An unusual way in which a particular person behaves or thinks

An unusual part or feature of something

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Machination

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Noun

Act of machinating

A scheming or crafty action or artful design intended to accomplish some usually evil end

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Mordant

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Adj

Sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker, biting

Burning, corrosive

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Nubile

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Adj

(Of a young woman) suitable for marriage, especially in regard to age or physical development; marriageable

(Of a young person, usually a woman) sexually developed and attractive

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Pejorative

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Adj

Having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force

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Raiment

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Noun

Clothing, apparel, attire

This would give him food and raiment…)

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Sapient

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Adj

Having or showing great wisdom or sound judgement

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Adulterate

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To make (something, such as food or drink) impure or weaker by adding something of poor quality

Verb

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Bucolic

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Adj

Of or relating to the country or country life

Even though I was born in the city, I still prefer the quiet of a small bucolic village any day.

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Caveat

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Noun

A warning or caution; admonition

(2) law or legal notice to a court or public officer to suspend a certain proceeding until the notifier is given a hearing

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Desultory

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Adj

(1) not having a plan or purpose
(2) done without serious effort

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Diadem

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A crown that is worn especially by a king or queen as a symbol of royalty (noun)

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Emanate

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(Verb)

To come out from a source; to send (something) out; to give out something

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Garish

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Adj

Crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration

(2) excessively ornate or elaborate, as buildings or writings

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Gratuitous

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Adj

Given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary

(2) being without apparent reason, cause, or justification

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Felicitous

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Well suited for the occasion, as an action, manner, or expression, apt, appropriate (adj)

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Immutable
Adj Unable to be changed
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Impecunious
Adj Having little or no money, penniless, poor
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Impious
Not pious or religious; lacking reverence for God, religious practices, ect.; irreligious; ungodly Adj
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Onus
Noun A difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, ect. (2) burden of proof Being a leader is difficult because in this position one must bear the onus of making decisions for a group of people.
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Redolent
Adj Having a pleasant odor; fragrant (2)odorous or smelling (usually followed by of)
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Sedition
Noun The crime of saying, writing, or doing something that encourages people to disobey their government The leaders of the group have been arrested and charged with sedition.
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Cessation
Noun A temporary or complete stopping; discontinuance
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Delineate
Verb To trace the outline of;sketch or trace in outline;represent pictorially To portray in words, describe or outline with precision
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Desiccate
Verb To dry up To preserve (a food) by drying (dehydrate) To drain of emotional or intellectual vitality
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Elixir
Noun A magical liquid that can cure illness or extend life
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Epitome
Noun A person or thing that is typical or possesses to a certain degree the features of a whole class A perfect example, an example that expresses something very well He is the epitome of goodness.
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Ebullient
Adj Overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited The award winner was in an ebullient mood at the dinner in her honor. Bubbling up like a boiling liquid
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Fissure
Noun A narrow opening or crack
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Garrulous
Adj Tending to talk a lot, very talkative
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Juxtapose
Verb To place close together or side by side (in order to create an interesting effect) or, especially for, comparison and contrast
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Kinetic
Adj Pertaining to motion/the amount of physical objects
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Lachrymose
Tending to cause tears, tending to cry often
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Languid
Adj Lacking in vigor or vitality, slacking or stow Lacking in spirit or interest, listless
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Legerdemain
Noun Skill in using your hands to perform magic tricks Trickery, deception
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Libertine
Noun A person (especially a man) who leads an immoral life and is mainly interested in sexual pleasure
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Scintillate
To emit sparks (verb)
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Badinage
Light, playful banter or raillery Noun
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Bilious
Adj Having or causing a sick feeling in the stomach, feeing or causing nausea, Angry or bad tempered Very unpleasant to look at
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Blandishment
Noun Something, as an action or speech, that tends to flatter, coax, entice, etc
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Debauchery
Noun Bad or immoral behavior that involves sex, drugs, alcohol, etc
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Fastidious
Adj Very careful about how you do something, Liking few things, hard to please Wanting to always be clean, neat, etc
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Garner
To collect or gather (something) To get or receive (something wanted or valued) Verb
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Gumption
Noun Initiative, aggressiveness, resourcefulness, Courage and confidence
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Halcyon
Adj Calm, peaceful, tranquil Rich, wealthy, prosperous
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Hegira
Noun A journey especially when undertaken to escape from a dangerous or undesirable situation
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Kismet
Noun Fate;destiny
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Foist
Verb To force someone to accept (something that is not good or not wanted)
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Milieu
Noun The physical or social setting in which people live or in which something happens or develops
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Equanimity
Noun Calm emotions when dealing with problems or pressure
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Paradigm
Noun A model or pattern for something that may be copied A theory or a group of ideas about how something should be done, made, or thought about
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Lucubrate
Verb, used with object) To work, write, or study laboriously, especially at night To write learnedly
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animosity
Noun A feeling of strong dislike, I'll will, or enmity that tends to display itself in action
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Brevity
Noun The use of few words to say something The quality or fact of lasting only a short period of time
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Dowager
Noun A woman who has inherited property of a title from her head husband An old woman who is very formal or serious
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Chicanery
Noun Actions or statements that trick people into believing something that is not true; deception or trickery
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Empathy
Noun The feeling that you understand or share another person's experiences and emotions, the ability to share someone else's feelings
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Harlequin
Noun A mute character in traditional pantomime, typically masked and dressed in diamond-patterned costume Joker with diamond-pattern costume
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Hoi polloi
Noun The common people, the masses Ordinary people, people who are not rich, famous, etc
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Impinge
Verb To make an impression, have an effect or impact (usually followed by on or upon) To encroach, infringe (usually followed by on or upon)
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Boon
Noun Something pleasant or helpful, a benefit or advantage to be thankful for
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Obsequious
Adj Too eager to help or obey someone important
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Offal
Noun The organs of an animal that are used for food (but considered inedible)
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Redundant
Adj Characterized by verbosity or unnecessary repetition in expressing ideas; prolix
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Salutary
Adj Favorable to or promoting health; healthful Promoting or conducive to some beneficial purpose; wholesome (especially after something unpleasant has happened)
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Savant
A person of profound or extreme learning, learned scholar, a person who knows a lot about a particular subject, a person with unusual mental abilities
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Sentient
Having the power of perception by the senses; consensus (being able to see, hear, smell, taste, touch)
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Aggrandize
Verb To make great or greater (increase size), to make appear great or greater, praise highly, to enhance power, position, or reputation of (exploited situation to aggrandize himself)
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Bombast
Noun Speech or writing that is meant to sound important or impressive but is not sincere or meaningful
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Deign
Verb To do something that you think you should not have to do because you're too important
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Elicit
Verb To get (a response, information, etc) from someone
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Endemic
Adj Growing or existing of a certain place or region, common in a particular area or field
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Flaunt
Verb To show something in a very open way, so other people will notice
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Mendacious
Adj Not honest, likely to tell lies, based on lies
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Obviate
Verb To anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc) by effective measures, render unnecessary
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Felonious
Adj Pertaining to the nature of a felony, wicked, base, villainous
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Pillory
Verb To publicly criticize (someone) in a very harsh way
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Panache
Noun A grand or flamboyant manner, verve, style, flair (lots of energy or style)
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Paroxysm
Noun A sudden, violent outburst, a fit of violent action or emotion
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Fallow
Adj (Of land) plowed and left unattended for a season or more Not in use, inactive
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Saturnine
Sluggish in temperament, gloomy, very serious and unhappy
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Truncate
Verb To shorten by cutting off a part, cut short
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Macaronic
Adj Composed of or characterized by Latin words mixed with vernacular words or non-Latin words given Latin endings Composed of a mixture of languages
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Obtuse
Not quick or alert in perception, feeling, intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull Not sharp, acute, or pointed; blunt in form; not able to understand what is obvious or simple Adj
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Egregious
Very bad and easily noticed Adj
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Empirical
Based on/derived from or guided by testing or experience Adj
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Solecism
Noun A mistake in speech or writing An impolite or improper way of behaving
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Foment
Instigate or stir up trouble
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Germane
Adj Closely or significantly related; relevant; pertinent Closely related Relating to a subject in an appropriate way
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Hallow
Verb To make holy; sanctify; consecrate To honor as holy; consider sacred; venerate
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Hermetic
Made airtight by fusion or sealing
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Hospice
Noun A place that provides care for people who are dying A place where travelers can stay; especially; an inn kept by people in a religious organization
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Meretricious
Adj Attractive in a cheap or false way
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Orifice
Noun An opening or aperture, as of a tube or pipe; a mouth like opening or a hole; mouth; vent (especially hole in the body like mouth, ear, etc)
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Perdition
Noun The state of being in hell forever as punishment after death The future state of the wicked
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Querulous
Adj Complaining in an annoyed way
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Ratiocinate
Verb To reason; carry out a process of reasoning

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