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Tantamount

Equal to; equivalent in value

Euphemism

Substitution of a mild or more pleasant word for an offensive one

Egregious

Prominent or conspicuous for a bad quality

Dearth

Lack of ; scarcity

Decorum.

Code of good form

Innate

Inborn, natural quality

Desuetude

State of disuse, uslessness

Raucous

Disagree harsh, strident

Aesthetic

Of it pertaining to the beautiful. Artistic

Ludicrous

Ridiculous

Limpid

Clear, transparent

Plagiarism

Steal from another's writing, copy

Rotound

Rounded, full

Squalid

Mean, poor, dirty

Reticent

Inclined to remain silent

Sporadic

Occurring occasionally

Scathing

Injurious

Didactic

Instructive. Containing a moral lesson

Tenure

A time period in which anything is had

Delectabke

Delightful, enjoyable, good tasting

Commondous

Convienent, spacious, roomy

Sacrilege

Desecrating something sacred

Chronic

Containuing over a period of time

Teepidation

Fear

Divulge

To make pu lic

Vivacious

Full of life, lively

Commendatory

Worthy of praise

Feint

To trick or pretend to hit one

Futile

Usless

Malfease

A wrongful act, misconduct

Recalcitrant

Showing stubborn opposition

Sinecure

Position with little or no responsibility

Comport

To carry oneself

Preponderance

Greater part of

Lapidary

Pertaining to cuttingnor polishing stones

Commensurate

Equal in measure or value

Charlaton

A pretender to knowledge. Quack

Iconoclast

One who ignore traditions

Pinnacle

High point

Empathy

Imaginative projection of one's own innocuous harmless

Imperturabable

Calm, serene. Cannot be distracted.