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Charlatan |
a fraud or imposter |
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Negligible |
able to be neglected due to lack of importance |
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perspicacious |
using wise judgment; sharp minded |
He thinks it is perspicuous/conspicuous so he sees through the veil so he has a sharp mind... irdk |
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impudent |
rude, disrespectful |
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indigent |
poor, impoverished |
in+di+ent-> in a tent.=poor |
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intimate |
Closely aquainted |
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ponderous |
very heavy or bulky, dull, lifeless |
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antidote |
something that relieves or prevents |
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autonomous |
independent |
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bolster |
to support, strengthen |
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gratify |
to please or indulge |
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homogeneous |
of the same kind; alike |
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proximity |
nearness |
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rigor |
harshness, severity |
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saturate |
to wet or soak completely |
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Virtuoso |
highly skilled performer, usually musical |
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trifiling |
lacking significance; unimportant |
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astute |
sharp-minded; very clever |
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judicious |
showing wisdom in judging people and situations |
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savvy |
smart, informed |
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acrid |
bitter,harsh |
Like dry areas are hard to live in this means it is bitter or harsh |
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hamper |
to hinder, to prevent from happening |
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heckler |
one who mocks |
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vilify |
to slander or defame someones name |
Like you are verifying to everyone that someone is bad, ie to defame someone's name |
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aggregate |
a sum total or mixture |
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aviary |
enclosed space for birds |
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debunk |
to prove wrong or false |
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discrepancy |
a difference |
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eclectic |
taken from many different sources |
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glacial |
very,very cold or very,very slow moving |
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salubrious |
good for health |
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salutatory |
a welcoming address |
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sapid |
savory, having a pleasing taste |
Like tree sap tastes good? |
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satiety |
the state of being satisfied |
Think root word, sati... |
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savants |
learned people |
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scantling |
a small amount or quantity |
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scathing |
bitterly severe |
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schizophrenic |
a person who suffers from a severe mental disorder |
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scoria |
the refuse left after metal has been smelted from the ore |
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scrupulous |
reluctance due to ethical reasons |
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scrutinized |
carefully inspected |
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scurried |
scampered |
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scurrilous |
coarsely jesting |
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seceded |
withdrew from a nation |
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sedulous |
diligent |
Sed... is like sedaton so your tired because you worked so hard. |
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sententious |
expressing much in words |
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sentient |
capable of feeling |
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sequester |
to set apart |
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seraphic |
of, like or suitable for an angel |
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shibboleth |
a test or password |
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shoat |
a young pig able to feed alone |
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shrew |
a small mouselike mammal |
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sidled |
moved in a stealthy manner |
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simulated |
gave a false indication of |
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sinecure |
an office that brings a profit without much work |
Sin+cure-> not working but getting a lot of money?? Irdk... |
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sinuous |
bending, winding, or curving |
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skittish |
lively, playful in a coy manner |
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sobriety |
moderation, seriousness |
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soiree |
an evening party |
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solecism |
substandard use of words |
Your sole is cut bc you can't talk well, grammar wise |
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prosaic |
dull,commonplace |
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conciliate |
to win a person over through social (i dont know what it says it got cut off) |
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distend |
to swell out
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maverick |
independent individual unable to conform |
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disputations |
arguments or debates |
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cranial |
of or relating to the skull |
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penurious |
stingy, relating to great poverty |
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malicious |
intending to hurt or harm another |
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deprecate |
to show mild disapproval |
Think root word, depreciate. To show disapproval... |
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gerrymander |
to divide into voting districts |
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lucid |
clear for understanding |
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amorphous |
lacking definite form |
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pompous |
self-important |
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unbridle |
to free from restriction or restraint |
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somnambulist |
sleepwalker |
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sophisticated |
complex, cultured |
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soporific |
causing sleep or drowsiness |
Sopy=drowsy |
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spasmodic |
actin with sudden involuntary muscle contraction |
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specious |
appears genuine but not really authentic |
Like space, aliens are not real so it seems like they could be real in space but they aren't. |
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spectrum |
series or colors when white light is dispersed |
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spicule |
a small, sharp-pointed hard piece or process |
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sporadic |
occasional |
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spurious |
not genuine |
Spurs-> the spurs were fake and for display and were not genuine? |
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squalid |
filthy or wretched |
The squid guy from star wars is filthy, and he thinks everthing is a trap so he is wretched too. |
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staid |
sedate |
By sedating them you are making them stay put. |
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stentorian |
extremely loud |
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stereotyped |
represented by a lack of originality |
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stilted |
pompous, or raised up |
It is on stilts so it is raised up and is pompous about it |
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stint |
restraint, or period of time |
A stint is like the thing that holds a broken bone in place so it is a restraint, for (or) a period of time |
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chary |
cautious, wary |
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peripatetic |
moving or walking about |
Pedestrian |
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inconspicuous |
hardly noticeable |
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artisan |
a person skilled with his or her hands |
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diva |
a highly skilled female singer, usually opera |
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peripheral |
only marginally connected to what is truly important |
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perspicacious |
using wise judgement; sharp-minded |
Perceive |
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convalesce |
to recover from an illness |
Like your consoling someone from being sick but they recovered. |
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imprudent |
careless, rash |
im->not, prudent->wise/caring.= careless |
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obscure |
difficult to understand; abstract |
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autonomous |
independent |
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cynical |
believing that all others are motivated by self-interest |
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proximity |
nearness |
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thrive |
to grow strong; flourish |
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whimsical |
fanciful |
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Stipple |
Engrave, paint or draw with dots instead of lines |
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Stipple |
Engrave, paint or draw with dots instead of lines |
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Strident |
Loud and harsh |
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stringent |
severe |
Strin->string. To draw tightly is what it originated from so it's like severely tight so now it just means severe. |
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stupor |
state of being conscious but not aware or sensible |
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subterfuge |
deceptive trick |
Sub->under, your going under someone to decive them |
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subversive |
overthrown or ruined |
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subservient |
acting with submission |
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subsidiary |
furnishing support, controlled by a main company |
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substantiate |
verify |
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subsume |
to include in a class, group, or order |
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succinct |
brief |
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succulent |
juicy |
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sullies |
casting doubt or disgracing |
Like to soil/ruin of the idea/person so you are casting doubt or disgracing, irdk... |
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sumptuous |
lavish |
Sump reminds me of fat, and lavish->fat idk |
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supercilious |
haughty, contemptuous |
You think you are super so you are haughty, and cilious starts with c and so does contemptuous. |
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superficial |
relating to what is only apparent |
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superfluous |
more than necessary |
Super-> a lot/more. Fluous-> flow= irdk... |
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supernumerary |
that exceeds or is beyond the regular amount |
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supple |
able to bend easily |
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surreptitious |
done, made or acquired by stealth |
Syrup is slow and stealth is slow? So you need to aquire the syrup by stealth? |
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swath |
a cut row or path |
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swirl |
eddy |
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sycophant |
a servile flatterer |
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synchronized |
occurred at the same instant |
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synthetic |
artificially made |
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tacit |
implied but not expressed |
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tactile |
relating to or perceptible through the sense of touch |
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tangible |
substantially real |
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tantamount |
equivalent in value or meaning |
Not just a lot but the SAME as a mountain. So it is equivalent in value or meaning. |
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liegemen |
a feudal subject |
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harbingers |
those who foreshadow what is to come |
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jocund |
merry, lively |
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convoy |
escort, procession |
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circumscribed |
to put a boundary around |
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sepulchre |
a place of burial |
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unaneled |
not having received last rights |
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coronation |
ceremony of crowning |
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retrograde |
retreating |
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waxes |
to increase in quantity |
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importunity |
a troubling demand |
Think importune |
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libertine |
person who is morally unrestrained |
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wassail |
riotous drinking |
They way-sail bystandards bc they are rioting and drunk so it is riotous drinking |
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lazar |
a leper |
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pernicious |
exceedingly harmful |
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purloin |
to steal |
Pur->poor. Loin->lion. The poor lion bc someone stole its food? |
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plausibility |
reasonable or believable |
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comprehend |
understand |
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obtruded |
thrust out, dull |
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credulous |
easily convinced |
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limpid |
clear or transparent |
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vagrant |
person with no home or job |
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notoriety |
widely or unfavorably known |
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jubilant |
expressing great joy |
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gorgeous |
supremely beautiful |
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eloquent |
forceful and persuasive in speech |
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vanquish |
overcome in a battle or conquest |
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marvelous |
something that causes amazement |
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imminence |
ready to take place |
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denial |
rejection of a request |
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gripe |
grumble or complain |
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burlesque |
broadly comic or satirical imitation including vulgarity |
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pasquinade |
satirical writing |
Quin->queer->wild oscar-> he writes satirical stuff so satirical writing. |
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foible |
minor faults |
Like foil or fault, minor faults |
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effrontery |
shameless impudence |
(a very confident attitude or way of behaving that is shocking or rude) Blackstar is very effronteric |
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temerity |
rashness or reckless boldness |
They are timid so they are rash and reckless to get what they want? Irdk |
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disenamor |
to remove a desire for something |
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prurient |
lewd |
pru-> shrew (not the animal) a furry so lewd? Irdk... |
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faneant |
idle, and ineffectual; indolent |
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dross |
wastewater, scum coming to the top of liquid metal |
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fusty |
musty; old-fashioned |
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mephitic |
foul smelling |
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matricide |
murder of one's mother |
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traduce |
to slander, defame, or speak maliciously of |
He defamed the child for being named duce |
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simulacrum |
image, representation |
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bohemian |
a person who lives and acts free or regard for conventional rules and practices |
People that live in bohemia dont like to conform to america |
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crucifer |
one who bears a cross in a religious procession |
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careen |
to lean, sway, or tip to one side while in motion |
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rapacity |
greediness |
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unregenerate |
not renewed in heart and mind |
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pert |
boldly forward in speech or behavior |
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restitution |
restoring to the rightful owner |
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twain |
two |
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commodious |
spacious and convenient |
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rudiment |
element or first principles of something |
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athwart |
from side to side |
Not to just thwart but to thwart by moving from side to side to dodge attacks. |
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girt |
surrounded |
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nether |
lying beneath the earth's surface |
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quittance |
release from debt |
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concatenation |
chain link (a series of interconected things) |
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titular |
existing in title only |
Root word, title |
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tocsin |
an alarm bell |
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torpor |
painful work or exertion |
Torque is a form of work and torpor is like horror (of working hard bc of pain caused by work) so it's painful work or exertion |
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torque |
turning force |
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tortuous |
extreme sluggishness |
Listening to the some person talk forever is torture bc they talk so slow. So extreme sluggishness |
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trajectory |
curving path of something moving through air or space |
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transcend |
rise above or surpass |
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transient |
not lasting or staying long |
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travail |
winding, tricky |
Like trail, that is winding and tricky. |
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travesty |
terrible distortion or imitation of something |
Tavish is a person who imitates stuff but is bad at it so it is a terrible distortion or imitation of something |
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treatise |
systematic written exposition or argument |
Like a written treaty so it is an argument to do something idk... |
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trenchant |
sharply perceptive |
You can see through the trenches so you are perceptive |
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trepidation |
nervous apprehension |
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trilogy |
three-part literary or musical composition |
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truculent |
aggressively self-assertive |
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discursive |
passing from one topic to another |
Discursive is like discussing, so you are passing from one discussion to another. |
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dishabille |
clothed casually |
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disparaging |
saying bad things about |
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disseminated |
spreading around |
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dissenter |
difference of opinion |
Does not want you to enter bc he does not agree that you should come in. So difference of opinion. |
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dissonance |
discord |
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dissuade |
persuade not to do something |
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diurnal |
daily |
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dogma |
a code of principals or beliefs |
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dromedary |
speedy one-humped camel |
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ductile |
able to be drawn out or shaped |
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dulcet |
soothing or pleasant to hear |
Sounds like food that tastes good but it is for sound. |
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ebullient |
exuberant |
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ecstatic |
extreme emotional excitement |
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edification |
instruction or information |
Making you better by instructing you. |
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Hey wanna see some Tits |
A tit is a type of finch. Look it up, they are birds. |
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