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abstracted-adj

removed in thought from the immediate situation, lost in one's own mind


the child, thinking of Christmas, had an abstracted look on his face

adulation-noun

extreme praise or admiration


due to the great adulation of the crowds, the politician thought that he might win the election

adversity-noun

misfortune, unfavorable happening


he has suffered much adversity by first loving his job and hen losing his wife

burgeon-verb

to sprout, to newly emerge


plants burgeon with the coming of spring

chimera-noun

a fantasy; a horrible creature of the imagination


he is not the chimera your fears have made him in your mind

culpable-adj

deserving blame; guilty


he was culpable for his childrens constant bad behavior

decadent-adj

decaying


drugs, prostitution, and a crime are signs of a decadent society

entreaty-noun

a plea, an earnest request


the lawyer made a lengthy entreaty to the jury before they retired to chambers

fatuous-adj

foolish, silly in an obnoxious way, inane


the woman was fatuous to think that she needed three thousand pairs of shoes

humane-adj

kind, compassionate, sympathetic and considerate


the united states was very humane in its treatment of prisoners of war

indulgent-adj

lenient, especially toward oneself


the boy did not learn respect from his indulgent parents

ineptness-noun

lack of competence or judgment


the evidence of his ineptness as a coach is his poor win-loss record

ingrate-noun

an ungrateful person


I was stunned when I didn't even receive a "thank you" from the ingrate

inundate-verb

to flood, to overflow


the television station was inundated with phone calls when the basketball game was interrupted

miser-noun

one who lives in wretched circumstances to save and hoard money


the old miser lived in a shack but was actually a millionaire

nefarious-adj

extremely wicked, evil, vicious


hitlers treatment of jewish people was a sign that he was very nefarious person

prattle-noun

meaningless sounds, babble


I have difficulty understanding the prattle of young children

predilection-noun

preference


he has a predilection for fish when goes out to eat

procrastinate-verb

to defer action; to delay


we try not to procrastinate when asked to do job

stoic-adj

a stoical person; not showing passion or feeling, indifference, impassive


the umpire remained quite stoic despite the managers screaming and the intense booing of the crowd

suffrage-verb

right to vote


womans suffrage was a movement and a cause at the beginning of the twentieth century



summon-verb

to call together, to send for or to request to appear


I am frightened because I have summoned to the principals office

transparent-adj

quality of being able to do be seen through, clear


glass is a transparent substance

turbulence-noun

wild or disturbing activity


there is a lot of turbulence during a hurricane

viable-adj

capable of working, functioning or developing adequately


he is a viable candidate because he had experience and can attract votes