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accost | n. to approach and speak to in an aggressive or challenging way. |
avarice | n. greed for wealth |
bilk | v. to cheat out of what is due |
consummate (as an adj.) | adj. extremely skilled; complete or perfect |
consummate (as a verb) | to bring to a satisfactory conclusion; to complete |
conversant | adj. (used with "with") having knowlege or experience; well-informed |
credulous | adj. willing to believe things with only slight or no evidence; easily convinced. |
credulity | n. a tendency to believe too readily; lack of doubt |
euphoria | n. a feeling of great happiness or well-being |
euphoric | having a feeling of great happiness |
fortuitous | adj. 1) happening by lucky chance; accidental. 2) lucky or fortunate |
hypothetical | adj. based on something that is not actual but assumed or supposed. |
hypothesis | n. a supposition or tentative explanation for purposes of argument, further study, or investigation. |
incoherent | adj. not connected; confused; rambling |
incoherence | n. incoherent thought, speech |
minuscule | adj. very small in size or importance |
pleasantry | n. an agreeable, casual remark |
procrastinate | v. to put off until later |
procrastination | n. the act of putting things off until later |
qualm | n. a feeling of uneasiness as to whether what one is doing is right or wise; a misgiving |
stigma | n. a mark of shame or disgrace |
stigmatize | v. to give a bad name to |