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soporific
sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness; drowsy
clasp
hold firmly within arms
intuition
immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning; ADJ. intuitive; V. intuit: know by intuition
mutinous
unruly; rebellious; Ex. mutinous teenagers; N. mutiny: open rebellion; CF. mutineer
travail
strenuous work; toil; painful labor; labor of childbirth
arrears
being in debt; money that should have been paid; work that should have been done
bevy
large group; Ex. a bevy of starlets
pantomime
acting without dialogue; V.
dissident
dissenting (with an opinion, a group, or a government); rebellious; N.
largess
generous gift (given to people who do not have enough)
unimpeachable
that cannot be impeached; beyond doubt or question; blameless and exemplary
callous
hardened; unfeeling; without sympathy for the sufferings of others; unkind
belabor
harp on; dwell on tediously; explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally; beat severely; attack physically
wizardry
sorcery; magic
bog
soft wet land; V: hinder or be hindered; Ex. bogged down in the mud
obloquy
slander; disgrace; infamy
enormity
hugeness (in a bad sense); excessive wickedness; Ex. enormity of the crime; ADJ. enormous
dint
means; effort; Ex. by dint of hard work
wiggle
wriggle; move from side to side with irregular twisting motions
remission
temporary moderation (of disease symptoms); remitting of a debt or punishment; cancelation of a debt; pardon; Ex. The disease went into remission; Ex. Christians pray for the remission of sins.
saboteur
one who commits sabotage; destroyer of property; N. sabotage: destruction of property (usually carried out secretly)
default
failure to act; failure to perform a task or be present; V.
cogent
convincing
title
name (of a book, film, etc.); mark of rank; formal appellation as of rank or office (such as Lord or General); right or claim to possession; championship; Ex. title as head of the family; Ex. title to the estate
propriety
fitness; quality of being proper; correct conduct; conformity to prevailing customs and usages; CF. proprietor, proprietary
pore
study industriously; ponder; scrutinize; Ex. pore over the book; N.
bolster
support; reinforce
gentry
people of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility
arsenal
storage place for military equipment
misanthrope
one who hates mankind; misanthropist
crux
essential or main point; Ex. the crux of the problem; ADJ. crucial: of deciding importance
venom
poison (of an animal); hatred; Ex. remarks full of venom; ADJ. venomous
convivial
pleasantly merry; festive; joyous; gay; characterized by joviality; jovial
inopportune
untimely; inappropriate or ill-timed; poorly chosen
demoniac(demoniacal)
fiendish; cruel; N. demon: evil supernatural being; devil
catastrophe
calamity ; disaster
morbid
given to unwholesome or unhealthy thought; moody; characteristic of disease; Ex. morbid curiosity; N. morbidity; CF. disease
rebuttal
refutation; response with contrary evidence; V. rebut: refute; disprove
engaged
employed; busy; betrothed; involved in conflict
regent
a person who governs in place of a ruler who is ill, absent, or still a child; ADJ. Ex. the Prince regent
subordinate
occupying a lower rank; inferior; submissive; N. V: put in a lower rank or class
adore
love deeply and respect highly
proselytize
(induce someone to) convert to a religion or belief; N. proselyte: new convert to a doctrine or religion
convention
social or moral custom; established practice; formal meeting; international agreement
subsume
include (as a member of a group); encompass
caldron(cauldron)
large kettle
abstract
theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational
equinox
period of equal days and nights; the beginning of spring and autumn; Ex. vernal/autumnal equinox; ADJ. equinoctial
inept
unsuited; inappropriate; lacking skill; incompetent; CF. inapt: (of statements or ideas) inappropriate
spare
give; use; refrain from harming; save from experiencing; exempt; Ex. spare me 5 minutes; Ex. Take this money and spare my life; Ex. The emperor was spared the onus; ADJ: kept in reserve; free for other use; unoccupied; Ex. spare time