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prominent
very noticeable or obvious
autonomy
independence
gustatory
relating to the sense of taste
chthonian
pertaining to the underworld; dwelling in or beneath the surface of the earth
extirpate
to root out or eradicate; to destroy
coagulate
to change or be changed from liquid into a thickened or solid mass
puissance
power; might
appellation
name, title, or designation
peripatetic
traveling, especially by foot
misanthrope
one who hates or mistrusts humankind
tutelary
pertaining to guardianship
scion
descendant; heir
jurisprudence
the science, philosophy, and application of the law
supercilious
contemptuous; arrogant
malevolent
having ill-will; wishing harm; evil
trenchant
effectively keen and forceful in thought or expression
bourgeois
relating to the middle class
nascent
emerging; coming into existence
indefeasible
not capable of being undone or voided
paladin
a heroic champion or leader
sine qua non
something essential; a prerequisite
arcane
known or understood by only a few; mysterious
tangential
merely touching or slightly connected; digressing from the main point
mercurial
quickly changing; volatile
exculpate
to clear of guilt; to declare innocent
salubrious
healthful
vicissitude
a sudden change or shift in one's life or circumstances
squelch
to suppress; squash
tyro
a beginner; novice
matriculate
to admit or be admitted into a group or college
depravity
moral corruption; perversion
megalomania
having delusions of grandeur; an obsession with grandiose things
attribute
to relate to a particular cause; to ascribe
celerity
swiftness of action; speed
alimentary
pertaining to food, nutrition, or digestion
congenital
dating from birth; inherent or natural
discourse
a discussion; a conversation
primordial
first in time; original
remuneration
compensation; payment
attenuate
to reduce, weaken, or lessen
mutable
subject to change
ethereal
light or airy; intangible; heavenly
encomium
formal praise; a tribute
tactile
pertaining to the sense of touch
ascetic
a person who renounces material comforts and practices extreme self-denial
poignant
very moving; touching
venial
easily excused or forgiven
satiate
to satisfy fully
vituperative
fault-finding; verbally abusive
cumulative
resulting from accumulation; increasing
exhilaration
thrill; invigoration
pundit
a critic
propriety
proper behavior; appropriateness
goad
to urge forward; to prod
impunity
freedom from punishment, penalty, or harm
surfeit
an excessive amount
trite
overused; hackneyed; clichéd
extricate
to release; to disentangle
superfluous
unnecessary; excessive
lithe
graceful in motion; moving and bending with ease
stentorian
extremely loud
propitious
promising; auspicious
transient
remaining only a short time
tremulous
timid; fearful
fulsome
offensively flattering; insincere
utilitarian
useful; practical
schism
a separation or division
rescind
to repeal; to make void
extant
still in existence
inchoate
not yet complete; undeveloped
unwieldy
not easily carried because of size, shape, or complexity
spurious
possible but ultimately false; not genuine
abjure
to renounce or recant
inveterate
habitual; continuing
dissipate
to waste recklessly; to exhaust
echelon
a level of authority or responsibility; a rank
waive
to relinquish something voluntarily; to refrain from enforcing
serendipity
a knack or faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident
nondescript
lacking individual or distinct characteristics
punitive
punishing; pertaining to punishment
discerning
having keen perception
idyllic
simple and carefree; delightfully serene
acme
the highest point
soluble
easily dissolved
malinger
to feign illness to avoid work
cerebral
favoring intelligence over emotions or instinct
hypocrisy
professing beliefs, feelings, or values that one does not have or practice
conundrum
a difficult problem
deleterious
having a harmful effect; injurious
relegate
to place in an unfavorable place or position
propinquity
nearness; proximity
abrogate
to abolish, especially by authority; to revoke
supine
lying on one's back; lying face-up
prosaic
straightforward and unimaginative; uninteresting
parity
equality
extrinsic
not essential; extraneous
outré
extremely unconventional; bizarre
analects
selections from a literary work
surreptitious
accomplished through stealth and secrecy
anomie
societal or personal instability caused by a lack or erosion of values, standards, or ideals
magniloquent
lofty in expression; pompous
factotum
an employee with a variety of jobs or responsibilities
cognizant
fully infromed; having knowledge of
febrile
pertaining to fever; feverish
apostasy
abandonment of one's principles, faith, or religious beliefs