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permeate
to pass into and penetrate throughout; to spread or diffuse into

Etymology

Study of word origins, developed and changes in accepted meaning.

Evolution, Mythology

Prevaricator

- One who evades the truth


- A liar

Pinocchio, Various

Gyration

A revolving action around an axis; a whirling or spinning motion

Rotation, Gyro

interim

time between, Meantime

inter, intermission, midterm

interstellar

among the stars

star, stella,



interstices

narrow spaces between things, small gaps

stitches, inch

intransigent

Refusing to come to terms: ucompromising: unyielding

Stingy, transgender

intrepid

Fearless, Dauntless

Predators, Divergent

Foment

To arouse, to cause, to incite

foe, foam, torment

fortuitous

Happening by chance; accidental

Luck

Gourmet

One who appreciates and is a good judge of fine food and drinks

Chef Gordan, Devour

Aphorism

a terse saying embodying truth; An adage; a maxim

phrase, miss, rap

Aplomb

Self assurance;


Self confidence;


Self possesion;


poise

Da' bomb, Lamb of God

Maudlin

Overly sentimental, emotionally silly

Mad, Laughing

Apocryphal

Of uncertain authenticity; Suspect

Zombie' apocalypse

Appurtenances

Things add to a more important thing; supplementary equipment

pertinant, appearence

Arabesque

A gracefully elaborate desighn with interwoven lines

Arabian, arab

Archaic

of a primitive time;


anchient;


outdated;

chalk

archipelago

a sea with many islands;


such a groups of islands

Hawaii, Bahamas, Key Largo, Japan

Grandiloquent

Pompous in speech, Bombastic; flamboyant

Grand, diligent, eloquent

Nomadic

Wandering from place to place: having no fixed location

mad, roam

Nominal

in name only, not in fact: relatively trfling or quite small in value

nom, nombre,



Nonplussed

Baffled: confused

puzzled, surprised

Grotesque

Disorted: strangely ugly: outlandish; bizarre

Gross, Grotto

Habiliments

Clothing; Garb; Attire

Garments, habit

noisome
Harmful; offensive to smell; disgusting

smelly, Nosy

abnegation
willing self-sacrifice, renunciation

Negative, negation

nepotism
Favoritism shown to relatives, especially in job appointments

Nepot,

nemesis
Deserved punishment or its source; anything or anyone that always seems certain to defeat

Enemy,

nectar
very pleasant-tasting drink; drink of gods in mythology; plant secretion used by bees to make honey

Sweet, Honey

arterial
Related to the tubes carrying blood from the heart; serving as a major carrier or thoroughfare

Vein, Tube

fructify
To make fruitful; to make productive

Fruit, Fly

fraught
Teeming with; laden; full of

Faught,

panegyric
Tribute; a speech of praise

Praise

pandemonium
Wild tumult; disorder on grand scale

Tantrum,

nefarious

wicked; vicious

vicious

gregarious

living in groups; sociable

greg,

diurnal
of the daytime; during the course of a day

day

officious
forcing one's service or attention on another; overly meddlesome

official

stereotyped
following a pattern; unoriginal; conventional; trite; formalized

stereo, pattern

stilted
stiffly formal; pompous

Stilts

askance
disapprovingly; disdainfully; distrustfully
inscrutable
incapable of being searched into and understood

Sandscript

Insidious
progressing harmfully but hardly noticed; treacherous

Scary, Movie

Insouciance
lack of concern; carefree
Insulation
non conductive material; the state of being separated

Rubber

Intelligentsia
the highly educated and cultured

Intelligent

Intercessor
one who acts between two parties; a mediator

Middle

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