Vocab General

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macabre

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disturbing or horrifying because of involvement in the depiction of death.
"a macabre series of murders"

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skulk

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1. to hide; lurk
2. move about stealthly
3. hides from duties
"a malinger tends to skulk"

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glabrous

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smooth, without hair, projections or unevenness
"bald and glabrous head"

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rebarbative

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unattractive and objectionable
"rebarbative modern buildings

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pastiche

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1. hodgepodge
2. imitation of another style's work

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imbue

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1. instill profoundly
2. dye deeply
"imbue in red ink"

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adumbrate

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1. foreshadow
2. to sketch or outline a faint image
3. obscure partially

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leitmotif

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reoccuring theme
in a music drama, marked by the

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dulcet

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1. melodious, pleasing to the ear
"dulcet tones"
2. sweet

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sartorial

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of relating to clothing or tailoring
"sartorial style marked by ripped jeans"

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gauche

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socially awkward and clumsy

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shibboleths

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a custom, principle or belief distinguishing a particular class of people, esp a longstanding one regarded as outmoded.
"fish oil shibboleths"

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verdant

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1. green
2. lacking experience or sophistication; naive
"verdant belief in her innocence"

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affray

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a brawl

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doughty

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valiant, brave, marked by resolution

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badinage

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light, playful talk; banter

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orotund

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characterize by the fullness, smoothness, clarity of sound.

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quidnunc

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a gossip; a busybody

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sough

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soft ruffling sound, as the wind
"cheerful sough of money changing hands"
"sough of rain"

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daedal

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complex, intricate, ornamental

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abut

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v. to be next to or in common area of
"a park abutting Great Prescott street"

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demagogue

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political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices, rather than rational thought.
"Palin is a demagogue"

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intemperance

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lack of self control; indulgent
"intemperate outbursts"

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diffident

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modest or shy because of self-confidence
"a diffident youth"
"his diffidence caused him not to audition"

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doctrinaire

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seeking to impose doctrine without regard to practical considerations
"those crazy doctrinaire preachers"

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pule

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to whimper; to whine

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tutelary

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having guardianship
"US's tutelary nature over world conflict"

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nimiety

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the state of having excess
syn. surfeit, superfluity, supernumerary

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gravid

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being with child; heavy with young or eggs;
heavy

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prestidigitigation

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trick
"magician's prestidigitigation"
"accounting prestidigitigation to balance the budget"

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megrim

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1. a fancy or whim
"the scheduler's megrin"
2. migraine
3. lowness in spirit "the megrins"

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redivivus

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living again; restored; brought back to life.
"an Elvis redivivus"

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tergiversation

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the act of being evasive or ambiguous
syn. equivocal

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oneiric

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dreamy

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hortatory

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urging; encouraging; extorting
"a hortatory speech"

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cosset

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pamper; treat like a pet
"pampered and cosseted from infancy"

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sybarite

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person devoted to luxury and pleasure
syn. hedonist
ant. ascetic

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avoirdupois

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weight; heaviness
"shed some avoirdupois"

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immure

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enclose within walls

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fey

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magical or fairylike

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unctuous

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1. oily, fatty, greasy
"unctuous duck liver"
2. insincere and ingratiating
"unctuous smile"

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abnegate

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to give up (rights, claim, etc); to relinquish; to surrender
"abnegate the crown"

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nostrum

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questionable remedy

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coruscate

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sparkling, brilliant and shiny

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valetudinarian

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one in poor health

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insolent

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lack of respect
ant. veneration

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surreptitious

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keep secret, because not approved
"surreptitious affair"

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phlegmatic

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unemotional; stoic

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tirade

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long angry speech, criticism or accusation.
"tirade of abuse"

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pansexual

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not limited by sex or gender

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draconian

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excessively harse and severe

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lugubrious

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sad, mournful
ant. cheerful

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savant

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a learned person; scholar; literati

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incursion

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a sudden brief attack/invasion; foray
"incursion on the village"
"incursion of water"

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solder

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1. to join, mend or repair
2. to unite

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lineament

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distinguish characteristic or figure
"facial lineaments cannot hide her age"

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sere

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dry; withered
ant. lush

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inexorable

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impossible to stop or prevent
"inexorable war after bombing pearl harbor"

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presentiment

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intuition
"presentiment about the future"

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impenitent

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adj. not feeling shame or regret about one's actions
"impenitent about getting his coworker fired"
ant. rueful

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rueful

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expressing sorrow or regret.
"Rueful about the stockmarket"

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sepulchral

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adj. sad, gloomy, funereal;
of related to the tomb or internment

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spectral

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ghostly

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couth

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refine

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repine

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feel worry; fret
"don't repine over what you can't control"

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inveterate

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habit
"inveterate gambler"

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derision

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ridicule; mock

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undergird

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to support (from the underside)

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patronize

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to frequent
ant. boycott

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chagrin

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embarassment or humiliation; mortification