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Wry

Dramaturgy

Parvenus

Sardonic

Covey

Mote

Trove

Denouement

Abettor

Abeyance

Abiding

Abjured

Abrade

Abrogate

Circumspect

Circumscribe

Circumambulate

Cicatrix

Chorales

Choleric

Chimerical

Chide

Chauvinist

Chary

Charlatan

Chantey

Execrable

Exceptionable

Apprising

Unctuous

Utilitarian

Malapropism

Equivocate

Gauche

Maladroit

Plenary

Fitfully

Fickle

Profane

Hapless

Unpropitious

Vicissitude

Untoward

Unalloyed

Fallow

Presentiment

Sophistry

Rabble

Malediction

Clangor

Sequelae

Cache

Blunderbuss

Earmark

Vicissitude

Encumbrances

Contusion

Contrapuntal

Wanton

Maven

Opus

Patricians

Farce

Mirth

Tare

Palliate

Desultory

Pugnacious

Garland

Puffery

Pathos

Equable

Ensconce

Seminal

Belletristic

Efface

Parity

Milieu

Vim

Coltish

Emollient

Salutary

Vagary

Discrepancy

Provenance

Liniment

Urbane

Plaintive

Capacious

Mince

Prevaricate

Expatiate

Drawl

Picayune

Epithet

Asperity

Noxious

Inveterate

Credulous

Credulity

adj. expressing dry, especially mocking humor

n. the study of dramatic composition

n. a person of obscure origin who has gained wealth, influence, or celebrity

adj. grimly mocking or cynical

n. a small group of people or things

n. speck or small amount

n. a store of valuable or delightful things

n. the final part of a play, movie, or narrative

n. one who encourages or assists someone to commit a crime

n. state of inactivity, disuse, or suspension

adj. (of a feeling or a memory) lasting a long time

v. solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim)

v. to scrape or wear away by friction or erosion

v. to repeal or do away with; cancel

adj. wary and unwilling to take risks; cautious; considering all sides

v. to restrict (something) within limits

v. walk all the way around (something)

n. the scar of a healed wound

n. a choir or choral society; simple hymns

adj. bad-tempered or irritable

adj. of or related to a thing that is hoped or wished for but in fact is illusory or impossible to achieve

v. to scold or rebuke

n. someone excessively patriotic, prejudiced for a particular group, cause or gender

adj. cautiously or suspiciously reluctant to do something

n. trickster who claims knowledge he doesn’t have

n. type of song sung by sailors

adj. extremely bad or unpleasant

adj. open to objection; causing disapproval or offense

v. to value highly or put a price on or inform someone

adj. (of a person) using excessive flattery

adj. useful

n. use of similar sounding but incorrect word

v. use ambiguous language to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself

adj. lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward

adj. unskillful; clumsy

adj. unqualified, absolute

adv. Not regularly or continuously; unpredictably

adj. changing frequently, esp. as regards to one's loyalties, interests, or affection; unpredictable

adj. relating or devoted to that which is not sacred or biblical; (of language) blasphemous or obscene

adj. (esp. of a person) unfortunate

adj. (of a circumstance) not giving or indicating a good chance of success; unfavorable

n. an unexpected change in fortune or circumstances; alternation between opposite or contrasting things

adj. unexpected and inappropriate or inconvenient

adj. undiluted and pure; total

adj. uncultivated

n. an intuitive feeling about the future

n. the use of fallavious arguments, esp. with the intention of deceiving

n. a mob; a disorderly crowd

n. a curse

n. a continuous loud banging or wringing sound

n. a condition that is the consequence of a previous disease or injury

n. a collection of items stored

n. an action or way of doing something regarded as lacking in subtlety and precision; a clumsy person

n. a characteristic or identifying feature

n. a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant; alternation between opposite or contrasting things

n. a burden or impediment

n. a bruise

adj. of or in counterpoint; (of a piece of music) with two or more independent melodic lines

adj. sexually immodest or promiscuous; (a cruel and violent act) deliberate and unprovoked

n. an expert

n. an artistic work

n. a member of a long-established wealthy family; an aristocrat or nobleman

n. an absurd event

n. amusement esp. as expressed in laughter

n. allowance made for container when weighing

v. to make less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause;

adj. lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm; aimless; inconsistent with effort

adj. eager or quick to argue or quarrel; aggressive, ready to fight

v. adorn or crown with a garland; n. a wreath of flowers and leaves

n. exaggerated or false praise

n. a quality that evokes pity or sadness evoking sadness or pity

adj. calm and even-tempered

v. establish or settle someone in a comfortable, safe, or secret place

adj. essential; formative

adj. of or relating to essays, particularly of literary and artistic criticism, written and read primarily for aesthetic effect

v. to erase from the surface

n. equality

n. a person's social environment

n. energy or enthusiasm

adj. energetic but awkward in one’s movements or behavior

adj. something that softens

adj. (esp. with reference to something unqelcome or unpleasant) producing good effects; beneficial

n. something unaccountable; an inexplicable change in a situation or in someone's behavior; freak

n. something which does not match up; inconsistency

n. something’s origin

n. soothing lotion intended to relieve pain

adj. (of a person, esp. a man) sauve, courteous, and refined in manner; sophisticated

adj. sounding sad or mournful

adj. spacious

v. speak in an affected manner; walk with an affected delicacy or fastidiousness

v. to speak misleadingly or in an evasive way

v. speak or write at length or detail

v. speak slowly with words running together; n. a slow, lazy way of speaking or an accent with unusually prolonged vowel sounds

adj. petty, worthless

n. an adjective or descriptive phrase used as a label to express the essential nature of

n. harshness of tone or manner

adj. harmful; poisonous

adj. (of a feeling or habit) long-established and unlikely to change

adj. gullible

n. gullibility