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licentious
adj. morally unrestrained
numismatist
n. a coin collector
paucity
n. a scarcity, a lack
fatalistic
adj. beleiving that all events in life are inevitable and determined by fate
obtrude
v. to force oneself into a situation
pensive
adj. dreamily thoughtful
lackadaisical
adj. uniterested, listless
alienate
v. to turn away feelings or affections
elated
adj. in high spirits, exultantly pround and joyful
epigram
n. a witty saying expressing a single thought or observation
amalgamate
v. to combine
demented
adj. mentally ill, insane
hone
v. to sharpen
beleaguer
v. to besiege by circling (as with an army), to harass
gorge
v. to eat or swallow greedily
antiquated
adj. no longer used or useful, very old
opiate
n. a narcotic used to cause sleep or bring relief from pain
caricature
n. an exaggerated portrait of one's features
dally
v. to waste time, to dawdle
felonious
adj. pertianing to or constituting a major crime
edifice
n. a large, elaborate structure, an imposing building
ambidextrous
adj. equally skillful with either hand
belated
adj. delayed
animate
v. to give life or motion to
knead
v. to work dough or clay into a uniform mixture
chauvinist
n. one having a fanatical devotion to a country, gender or religion, and displaying contempt for the other countries, the opposite sex, or other beliefs
egalitarian
adj. promoting equal rights for all people
berserk
adj. in a state of violent or destructive rage
ostentatious
adj. marked by a conspicuous, showy, or pretentious display
delude
v. to mislead, to fool
elude
v. to escape notice, to get away from
fallow
adj. inactive, uproductive
blight
n. anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causes devaluation
obsequy
n. a funeral rite or ceremony
denizen
n. an occupant, an inhabitant
fealty
n. obligated loyalty or faithfulness
entice
v. to attract by offering reward or pleasure
gratify
v. to please
laggard
n. a slow person, especially one who falls behind
gambit
n. a maneuver or action used to gain an advantage
jaded
adj. worn out, dulled, as from overindulgence
gist
n. the main point
advocate
v. to recommend, to speak in favor
afface
v. to obliterate, to wipe out
charisma
n. personal appeal or attraction, magnetism
ogre
n. a brute, a large monster, a frightful giant
mesmerize
v. to hypnotize
entity
n. anything having existence, either physical or mystical
bandy
v. to exchange words, to discuss casually
dastardly
adj. cowardly and treacherous
nepotism
n. favortism shown to family or friends by those in power, espcially in buisness or hiring practices
begrudge
v. to resent another's success, to envy
mandarin
n. an influential person, a member of an elite group
glutinous
adj. gluey, sticky
enmity
n. deep-seated hostility, often mutual
declaim
v. to speak in a dramatic, impassioned, or blustering manner
imbue
v. to inspire or influence, to saturate
gaff
n. a pole with a large hook on one end
quaff
v. to drink in large quantities, to gulp
bibliophile
n. a lover of books
gird
v. to prepare for an event or an action
daunt
v. to make afraid, to discourage
flux
n. a state of continual change or movement
hovel
n. a wretched living place, an open shed
cadaverous
adj. of or like a corpse, pale, gaunt, thin
gothic
adj. of the middle ages, of or relating to a mysterious, grotesque, and desolate style of fiction
penury
n. extreme poverty
egress
n. an exit, a means of going out
felicity
n. happiness, bliss
despot
n. a dictator with absolute power
beget
v. to produce, to make happen
educe
v. to draw or bring out
glean
v. to collect bit by bit, to gather with patient labor
chafe
v. to wear or irratate, often through rubbing or friction
effrontery
n. shameless boldness
imbibe
v. to drink (especially alcohol)
feign
v. to pretend
desist
v. to stop, to discontinue
allude
v. to hint at, to refer to indirectly
elite
n. the choice of members or best of a group
bilk
v. to cheat or swindle, to thwart
homily
n. a sermon
demise
n. death, a ceasing to exist
emit
v. to send out, to give forth, as in sound or light
decadence
n. moral deterioration
aghast
adj. feeling great dismay or horror
granary
n. a storehouse for grain
choleric
adj. easily angered
impede
v. to hinder, to obstruct
qualm
n. feeling of uneasiness
lampoon
n. a written satire used to ridicule or attack someone
narcissistic
adj. conceited, having excessive self-love or admiration
eradicate
v. to wipe out, to destroy
fabricate
v. to concoct, to make up a story in order to deceive
ghastly
adj. horrible, frightful
fallible
adj. capable of error
blatant
adj. obvious, too conspicuous
dawdle
v. to waste time
affliate
n. an associate, a partner
fawn
v. to act slavishly submissive
calumny
n. a false and malicious accusation
berate
v. to scold or rebuke severly and at length
minion
n. a fawning, servile follower
desolate
adj. lonely, forlorn, unihabited, barren
bane
n. the cause of ruin, harm, distress, or death
pacify
v. to calm down
garble
v. to mix up or distort
prevaricate
v. to lie
filch
v. to steal
neophyte
n. a beginner