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Hypothetical
assumed, supposed:
~involving an assumption
Implacable
inflexible:
~unable to be satisfied or won over
Jeer
taunt, ridicule:
~to cry out with mockery
Kindred
related, kinship:
~a group of related individuals
~of similar nature or character
Lampoon
satirize, ridicule:
~harsh satire
Mock
mimic, defy, challenge:
~to treat with ridicule
~jeer
~insincere manner
Nadir
base, bottom:
~the lowest point
Oar
beast, idiot, boob:
~a stupid person
~a big, clumsy slow-witted person
Perpetual
constant, everlasting, continually:
~continuing forever
Qualm
anxiety, squeamish, nauseated:
~an uneasy fear
~sudden attack of illness
Repudiate
abandon, reject, disown, decline
Severity
stern, harsh
~restrained in manner
Toxic
poisonous, harmful, lethal:
~of, relating to, or caused by a poisonous substance
Umbrage
displeasure, annoyance, shadow, hint, suspicion
Vain
arrogant, conceited, empty, foolish:
~having no real value
Adverse
unfavorable, harmful, hostile:
~acting against
Baffle
frustrate, perplex, mystify:
~to defeat by puzzling
~to deflect the flow
Circumspect
cautious, prudent:
~careful to consider all circumstances
Depict
describe:
~to represent, as if by a picture
Enigma
mystery, question, secret:
~obscure speech or writing
~something hard to understand or explain
Forthright
frankly, blunt, straightfoward:
~a straight path
~at once
Implement
tool, instrument, accomplish, start:
~carry out
~something useful
Monarchy
~undivided rule
~a type of government having a hereditary chief of state
Pervasive
extensive, common, widespread:
~one that becomes diffused throughout every part of