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abjure
to renounce formally
amorphous
withoud definate shape, boundary, or character
animus
an attitude or spirit within a person that strongly influences him or her; deep-seated ill will
dichotomy
division into two distinct parts or groups
exemplar
an example or model, especially an ideal one
herculean
of extroardinary size, power, or difficulty
inchoate
not fully formed or realized
invidious
likely to cause resentment or animosity
melange
a mixture of dissimilar materials
nefarious
very wicked
nihilism
a viewpoint that denies any meaning or value to life
ratify
to approve, confirm, or verify
subsume
to encompass in a larger or more comprehensive group, to include
variegated
varied as to form, type, or color
vitiate
to impair or weaken
aborigine
an original inhabitant, especially one displaced by later settlers
abrogate
to put an end to; to abolish or repeal
appurtenance
an item of equipment; an accessory
bivouac
a temporary camp or shelte
cetecean
a member of the order of marine mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises
decry
to criticize strongly; to denounce
desuetude
a state of disuse
leviathan
anything that is of enormous size
mawkish
excessively sentimental; having an unpleasant, sickly, sweet taste
misapprehend
to fail to understand correctly
parochial
limited or narrow in scope or outlook; of or related to a church parish
purvey
to be in the business of supplying goods, especially food or provisions, for use
recourse
a turning to someone or something for aid; a source of help or support
replete
well supplied; full
waive
to five up as a right; to forgo
apposite
highly relevant; apt
calumny
a false accusation meant to hurt someone's reputation; slander
domain
an area or territory over which control is exercised; a field of activity, knowledge, or concern
dorsal
of, on, or near the back
enervate
to lessen the vigor or strngth of; to enfeeble
epicure
one with discriminating taste, especially but not exclusively relating to food and drink
exculpate
to clear form alleged guilt or fault
heterogeneous
differing in kind or parts; varied
infinitesimal
extremely small in size or quantity
lateral
of, at, from, or towards the side
primevil
of or relating to the earlierst ages; primitive
quintessence
the best or most typical example
serrated
having a saw toothed or notched edge
veritable
being, in fact, the thing named or described; literally so. Often used to emphasize the aptness of a metaphor
viviparous
producing living young instead of eggs, in the manner of most mammals and some reptiles and fishes