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balmy

warm; refreshing; mild

lip balm


calm

profligate

recklessly extravagant or wasteful; such a person

flagrant


prodigal

prolific

producing a great deal; reproducing rapidly

magic tree house


pro Life

prolix

wordy; long-winded; verbose

prolong


run on

promulgated

Put into effect officially and publically

promote


litigate

abscond

to leave secretly and in haste, usually to escape the law.

abroad


conchauvinistic

cliché

an overused expression; a trite or hackneyed saying

like


basic

melancholic

excessively and unreasonably brooding; chronically depressed

adele


melancholy

addicted

physiologically or psychologically dependent upon

"acid"


technology

cloister

a secluded or isolated place; a monastery or a convent

oyster


closet

coagulate

to thicken; to clot; to gather together in a mass

clog


glue

banal

lacking freshnessor vigor; commonplace; trite

benign


anus

bard

a poet

ballad


rap

barrister

loosely--an attorney or lawyer.

bar


bail

bathos

excessive or trivial sentimentality; an unimportant anticlimax

pathos


bath

bellicose

hostile; warlike; aggressive

bully


Bell Helicopter

beneficence

quality or display of goodness and kindness; a good deed or kindness

benefit


beneficial

prone

naturally inclined; having a tendency; lying face down

drowned


pro

aberration

a change or departure from the usual, normal, prescribed, etc; a disorder of the mind.

abnormal


apparition

brandish

to shake, wave or flourish threateningly, defiantly or triumphantly

brag


rant

propagate

to spread information from one person to another; to disseminate; to reproduce or multiply

propaganda


program

coalesce

to combine or come together in one body, purpose, etc.; to unite; to fuse; to blend

cohesive


collaborate

coalition

a union or joining together; a temporary alliance

collage


ally

coercion

a compelling or forcing; forced restraint or constraint; control or government by force.

fusion


union

absolution

The forgiving of sin; a freeing from guilt and penalty; forgiveness

solution


absolve

abstemious

sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate

abstain


diet

adduced

brought out or offered for consideration or proof; alleged

produce


deduce

adjudicated

determined in court; judged

a judge


a jury

malediction

an evil and damaging statement; a curse; slander

malo


dictator

celibacy

the state of refraining from marriage and sexual relations

baby


Mary

chaotic

in a state of chaos; extremely mixed up; very confused or disorderly

crazy


hectic

charlatan

one who pretends to have knowledge that he does not have; an imposter; a quack

liar


charleston

chary

hesitant; cautious; wary; particular

care


cheap

chauvinistic

unreasonably devoted or loyal to one's own group, race, sex or status

clique


sorority

propensity

a natural tendency, disposition or inclination

proper


appropriate

propinquity

nearness or closeness; kinship; proximity

unity


family

propitiated

appeased; satisfied; gained favor; favorable disposed

pride


appreciate

petulant

pettily or childishly peevish; irritable; fretful; obstinate; impatient

pet


tantrum

philatelist

stamp collector

label


list

pinnacle

peak; summit; zenith; highest point of achievement

pin point


peak

piquant

stimulating to the mind; interesting; provocative; charmingly lively; spicy

pickle


piquante

acquiesced

yielded; gave in assented

cease


quit

cogent

convincing to the mind; compelling

codes


agent

vicissitude

natural but unanticipated change;element of chance in daily life

attitude


vision

virago

a loud-mouthed, bad tempered, overbearing woman

angry


diva

virulent

extremely harmful, malignant or noxious; malicious

virus


viral

cognizant

having knowledge; perceptive; aware; comprehending

brain


genius

empathy

understanding and identification with the mental state and emotions of another person.

sympathy


path

empirical

based on observation or direct experience only not on theory or speculation

inspiring


empire

emulate

to strive to equal or surpass; to successfully rival

duplicate


raise