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| discombobulate | v. UPSET, CONFUSE |
| capricious | adj. governed or characterized by caprice : IMPULSIVE, UNPREDICTABLE. Synonym: Fickle |
lugubrious,  | adj. MOURNFUL; especially : exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful |
suppliant,  | n. one who asks humbly and earnestly of |
pecuniary,  | adj. of or relating to money |
pandemic,  | n. occurring over a wide geographic area and affecting an exceptionally high proportion of the population |
vilify,  | v. to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : DEFAME. Synonym: Malign |
| abrogate | v. 1. to abolish by authoritative action : ANNUL; 2. to treat as nonexistent "abrogate their responsibilities" |
anathema,  , 
| n. someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
picayune,  | adj. of little value : PALTRY; also : PETTY, SMALL-MINDED |
vulpine,  | adj. FOXY, CRAFTY "a vulpine smile"; "vulpine charms" |
| intractable | adj. 1. not easily governed, managed, or directed "intractable problems." 2. not easily relieved or cured "intractable pain." Synonym: Unruly |
perspicacious,  | adj. of acute mental vision or discernment : KEEN. Synonym: Shrewd |
| cogent | adj. appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : CONVINCING "cogent evidence" b : PERTINENT, RELEVANT "a cogent analysis" |
| unequivocal | adj. 1. leaving no doubt : CLEAR, UNAMBIGUOUS. 2. Unquestionable |
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