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| exonerate | v. to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship; to clear from accusation or blame |
| bilious | adj. 1. : of or indicative of a peevish ill-natured disposition. 2. sickeningly unpleasant *with clapboards painted red and bilious yellow |
| myopic | adj. a lack of foresight or discernment : a narrow view of something |
| voracious | adj. 1. having a huge appetite : RAVENOUS. 2. excessively eager : INSATIABLE *a voracious reader* |
| veracity | n. devotion to the truth : TRUTHFULNESS. 2. power of conveying or perceiving truth |
| euphony | n. pleasing or sweet sound; especially : the acoustic effect produced by words so formed or combined as to please the ear |
| circumlocution | n. the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| usurp | v. 1a. to seize and hold (as office, place, or powers) in possession by force or without right *usurp a throne*; 1b. to take or make use of without right *usurped the rights to her life story* |
| sanguine | adj. 1. having blood as the predominating bodily humor; also : having the bodily conformation and temperament held characteristic of such predominance and marked by sturdiness, high color, and cheerfulness. 2. CONFIDENT, OPTIMISTIC |
| bumptious | adj. presumptuously, obtusely, and often noisily self-assertive : OBTRUSIVE |
| alacrity | n. promptness in response : cheerful readiness *accepted the invitation with alacrity* |
| entropy | n. a process of degradation or running down or a trend to disorder |
| genre | n. a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content |
| chauvinism | n. 1. undue partiality or attachment to a group or place to which one belongs or has belonged. 2. an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex; also : behavior expressive of such an attitude |
| misogyny | n. a hatred of women |
