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balmy

warm; refreshing; mild

balsam


lip balm

profligate

recklessly extravagant or wasteful; such a person

prodigal

flick off

prolific

producing a great deal; reproducing rapidly

pro


fertile

prolix

wordy; long-winded; verbose

prolong


lit

promulgated

Put into effect officially and publically


product


promoted

abscond

to leave secretly and in haste, usually to escape the law.

absent


fugitive

cliché

an overused expression; a trite or hackneyed saying

cliques


"like"

melancholic

excessively and unreasonably brooding; chronically depressed

alcoholic


moody

addicted

physiologically or psychologically dependent upon

dedicate


accustom

cloister

a secluded or isolated place; a monastery or a convent

closet


lobster

coagulate

to thicken; to clot; to gather together in a mass

consolidate


clog

banal

lacking freshnessor vigor; commonplace; trite

bananas canal

bard

a poet

art band

barrister

loosely--an attorney or lawyer.

arrested


solicitor



bathos

excessive or trivial sentimentality; an unimportant anticlimax

bath


pathos

bellicose

hostile; warlike; aggressive

accosted helicopter

beneficence

quality or display of goodness and kindness; a good deed or kindness

blessing


beneficial

prone

naturally inclined; having a tendency; lying face down

drown


crohns

aberration

a change or departure from the usual, normal, prescribed, etc; a disorder of the mind.

abnormal


irrational

brandish

to shake, wave or flourish threateningly, defiantly or triumphantly

brand


rants

propagate

to spread information from one person to another; to disseminate; to reproduce or multiply

paper


gossip

coalesce

to combine or come together in one body, purpose, etc.; to unite; to fuse; to blend

coal


community

coalition

a union or joining together; a temporary alliance

cooperate


nation

coercion

a compelling or forcing; forced restraint or constraint; control or government by force.

force


pressure

absolution

The forgiving of sin; a freeing from guilt and penalty; forgiveness

confession


solution

abstemious

sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate

abstinence


diet

adduced

brought out or offered for consideration or proof; alleged

produce


deduce

adjudicated

determined in court; judged

justice


attorney

malediction

an evil and damaging statement; a curse; slander

malo


dictator

celibacy

the state of refraining from marriage and sexual relations

baby


Mary

chaotic

in a state of chaos; extremely mixed up; very confused or disorderly

crazy


hectic

charlatan

one who pretends to have knowledge that he does not have; an imposter; a quack

liar


charleston

chary

hesitant; cautious; wary; particular

care


cheap

chauvinistic

unreasonably devoted or loyal to one's own group, race, sex or status

clique


sorority

propensity

a natural tendency, disposition or inclination

proper


appropriate

propinquity

nearness or closeness; kinship; proximity

unity


family

propitiated

appeased; satisfied; gained favor; favorable disposed

pride


appreciate

petulant

pettily or childishly peevish; irritable; fretful; obstinate; impatient

pet


tantrum

philatelist

stamp collector

label


list

pinnacle

peak; summit; zenith; highest point of achievement

pin point


peak



piquant

stimulating to the mind; interesting; provocative; charmingly lively; spicy

pickle


piquante

acquiesced

yielded; gave in assented

cease


quit

cogent

convincing to the mind; compelling

intelligent


agent

vicissitude

natural but unanticipated change;element of chance in daily life

vision


cause

virago

a loud-mouthed, bad tempered, overbearing woman

hag


rigorous

virulent

extremely harmful, malignant or noxious; malicious

virus


viral

cognizant

having knowledge; perceptive; aware; comprehending

recognize


genius

empathy

understanding and identification with the mental state and emotions of another person.

sympathy


pathos

empirical

based on observation or direct experience only not on theory or speculation

postulate


proven

emulate

to strive to equal or surpass; to successfully rival

imitate


model