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| Febrile | (adj) feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever |
| Euphemism | (n) a mild or inoffensive expresiion used in place of a harsh or unpleasant one |
| Complaisant | (adj) obliging, wanting to please or serve others |
| Cacophonous | (adj) harsh-sounding, discordant |
| Behemoth | (n) a creature of enormous size, power, or appearance |
| Gainsay | (v) to deny, contradict; to dispute |
| Blandishment | (n, often pl.) anthing designed to flatter or coax; sweet talk, apple-polishing |
| Chicanery | (n) trickery, deceptive practices or tactics |
| Beatific | (adj) blissful; rendering or making blessed |
| Consign | (v) to give over to another's care, charge, control; to entrust, deliver; to set apart for a special use |
| Coup | (n) a highly successful stroke, act, plan, or stratagem |
| Minutiae | (pl. n) small or trivial details, trifling matters |
| Moratorium | (n) a suspension of activity; an official waiting period; an authorized period of delay |
| Replete | (adj) filled to capacity; provided in abundance |
| Nostrum | (n) an alleged cure-all; a remedy or scheme of questionable effectiveness |
| Wizened | (adj., part.) dry, shrunken, and wrinkled (often as the result of aging) |
| Innate | (adj) natural, inborn, inherent; built-in |
| Pariah | (n) an outcast; one who is rejected by a social group or organization |
| Imminent | (adj) about to happen; threatening |
| Loath | (adj) unwilling, reluctant, disinclined |
| Visionary | (adj) not practical, lacking in realism; having the nature of a fantasy or dream; (n) one given to far-fetched ideas |
| Manifest | (adj) clear, evident to the eyes or mind; (v) to show plainly, exhibit, evince; (n) a list of cargo and/or passengers |
