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| Burnish | (v) to make smooth or glossy by rubbing polish; (n) gloss, brightness, luster |
| Ebullient | (adj) overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling |
| Delectable | (adj) delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory; (n) an appealing or appetizing food or dish |
| Abrogate | (v) to repeal, cancel, declare null and void |
| Asperity | (n) roughness, severity, bitterness, or tartness |
| Detritus | (n) loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction |
| Desuetude | (n) disuse; the state of being discontinued |
| Ambient | (adj) completely surrounding |
| Cabal | (n) a small group working in secret |
| Deprecate | (v) to express mild disapproval; to belittle |
| Eclectic | (adj) drawn from different sources; (n) one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources |
| Sequester | (v) to set apart; separate for a special purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody |
| Moribund | (adj) dying; on the way out |
| Necromancer | (n) one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician or wizard |
| Winnow | (v) to get rid of something unwanted; delete; to sift through to obtain what is desirable; to remove the chaff from wheat by blowing air on it; to blow on, |
| Flaccid | (adj) limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness |
| Rife | (adj) common, prevalent, happening often; full, abounding, plentiful, abundant |
| Inexorable | (adj) inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyielding |
| Onerous | (adj) burdensome, oppressive; involving hardship or difficulty |
| Emanate | (v) to proceed or come forth from some point of origin; issue, originate; to send forth |
| Impecunious | (adj) having little or no money |
| Rudiments | (pl. n) the parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stages of anything |
