Vocab List D

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Morass

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NOUN area of low-lying, soggy ground; bog, marsh

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Termagant

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NOUN a quarrelsome or scolding woman; a shrew
ADJ shrewish, abusive

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Askance

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ADV with a side or oblique glance; sidewise; with disapproval or suspicion

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Incantation

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NOUN ritual recitation; the casting of spells

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Swarthy

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ADJ having a dark or sunburned complexion

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Eminent

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ADJ towering above others; prominent; distinguished; outstanding in performance or character (N: eminence)

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Propitiate

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VERB to conciliate (an offended power); to appease
ADJ propitiatory

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Obliterate

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to do away with completely; to destroy so as to leave no trace; to wipe out (NOUN: obliteration)

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freebooter

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NOUN person who pillages and plunders; pirate; buccaneer

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resolute

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ADJ characterized by firmness or determination; pursuing a fixed purpose; unwavering (N: resoluteness)

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Surmise

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VERB to conjecture, to make a guess
NOUN a conjecture, a guess

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Slough

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NOUN a depression or hollow filled with mire; stagnant swamp; a state of deep despair; dead skin that is shed
VERB to cast off or shed (as in a snake’s skin)

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Fortitude

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NOUN strength of mind; ability to endure pain or adversity with courage

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usury

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NOUN the practice of lending money at exorbitant or illegal rate (PERSON: usurer; ADJ: usurious)

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Surmise

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VERB to conjecture, to make a guess
NOUN a conjecture, a guess

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Propitious

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ADJ presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious; favorable

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Ostentation

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NOUN pretentious display meant to impress others; boastful showiness (ADJ: ostentatious)

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Slough

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NOUN a depression or hollow filled with mire; stagnant swamp; a state of deep despair; dead skin that is shed
VERB to cast off or shed (as in a snake’s skin)

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Parsimony

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NOUN stinginess; unusual or excessive frugality; extreme economy (ADJ: parsimonious)

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Fortitude

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NOUN strength of mind; ability to endure pain or adversity with courage

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Superfluous

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ADJ beyond what is required or sufficient; extra; overabundant (NOUN: superfluity)

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usury

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NOUN the practice of lending money at exorbitant or illegal rate (PERSON: usurer; ADJ: usurious)

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coffer

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NOUN strongbox PLURAL: funds, treasury

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Propitious

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ADJ presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious; favorable

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sobriquet

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NOUN nickname; often affectionate or humorous nickname

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Ostentation

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NOUN pretentious display meant to impress others; boastful showiness (ADJ: ostentatious)

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Parsimony

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NOUN stinginess; unusual or excessive frugality; extreme economy (ADJ: parsimonious)

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Superfluous

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ADJ beyond what is required or sufficient; extra; overabundant (NOUN: superfluity)

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coffer

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NOUN strongbox PLURAL: funds, treasury

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sobriquet

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NOUN nickname; often affectionate or humorous nickname

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effulgence

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NOUN radiance; a brilliant shining forth (ADJ: effulgent = resplendent)

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apprise

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VERB to inform, to give notice to (used with of)

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abyss

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NOUN bottomless pit; hell; void; an unfathomable chasm (ADJ: abysmal)

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patriarch

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NOUN an elder; an old and venerable man; the paternal leader of a family or tribe (ADJ: patriarchal)

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hoary

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ADJ old and white-haired; ancient; white with age

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sepulcher

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NOUN a burial vault ADJ sepulchral: funereal, gloomy

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phantom

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NOUN something seen, heard, or sensed but having no physical reality; a ghost; specter; an image appearing only