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| bewail | v - to express deep regret or sorrow over |
| destitute | adj - without resources or possessions, especially the necessities of life |
| destitute | adj - lacking; devoid of |
| destitution | n - the stat of being without necessary resources |
| detract | v - to take away especially from the value, beauty, or importance of |
| detractor | something that takes away from the value, beauty or importance of something |
| emancipate | v - to set free from slavery; liberate |
| emancipation | n - the act of liberating someone |
| extol | v - to praise highly |
| flamboyant | adj - excessively showy; unrestrained |
| flamboyance | n - the state of being showy or unrestrained |
| flamboyancy | n - the state of being showy or unrestrained |
| impetus | n - a driving force; anything that causes an action |
| impetus | n - increased activity resulting from a driving force |
| insuperable | adj - incapable of being overcome or defeated |
| intermittent | adj - not continuous; happening at intervals |
| maxim | n - a general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying |
| obligatory | adj - required or demanded |
| plumb | v - to measure the depth of water |
| plumb | v - to reach the deepest part of |
| plumb | v - to understand by examining closely; to solve |
| plumb | adj - straight up and down; vertical |
| vagabond | n - a person that wanders from place to place |
| vagabond | wandering |
| visage | n - a face; especially one that expresses feelings |
| wheedle | v - to coax by using sly persuasion or insincere praise |
| wheedle | v - to gain by using sly persuasion or insincere praise |
| alacrity | n - promptness in responding |
| alacrity | eagerness |
| array | n - a large group of people or things |
| array | n - an orderly arrangement or display |
| array | v - to place in order |
| array | v - to dress up |
| deduce | v - to draw a conclusion from given facts |
| encumber | v - to weigh down or burden |
| encumber | v - to impede the action of |
| encumberance | n - something that weighs down or burdens |
| fraught | adj - full of or accompanied by (usually followed by with) |
| haphazard | adj - marked by lack of plan, order or direction |
| incontrovertible | adj - impossible to dispute; unquestionable |
| inexplicable | adj - hard to explain or impossible to understand |
| ingenious | adj - marked by imagination, resourcefulness, or cleverness |
| ingenuity | n - imagination, resourcefulness, or cleverness |
| laggard | n - one who falls behind others because of moving slowly or loitering; straggler |
| laggard | adj - falling behind |
| sustenance | n - something that provides nourishment; food needed to live |
| torrid | adj - intensely hot and dry |
| torrid | adj - burning with passion |
| traverse | v - to pass over, across, or through |
| ubiquitous | adj - appearing to be present in large numbers or in many different places |
| zenith | n - the highest point; peak |
| zenith | n - the point in the sky directly above the observer |
| allude | v - to refer to in an indirect way |
| allusion | n - an indirect reference to something |
| consecrate | v - to set aside as holy |
| consecrate | v - to dedicate to a cause; to devote |
| disseminate | v - to scatter or spread widely |
| dissemination | n - the act of spreading widely or scattering |
| dote | v - to show excessive fondness for (used with on or upon) |
| exhort | v - to urge strongly; to warn or appeal |
| exhortation | n - strong appeal |
| feckless | adj - careless or irresponsible |
| implicate | v - to show to be involved with something, especially something dishonest or illigal |
| lament | v - to feel or express grief |
| lamentation | n - an expression of sorrow or grief in the form of a poem, song, etc. |
| lament | n - an expression of sorrow or grief in the form of a poem, song, etc. |
| monetary | adj - of or relating to money or currency |
| pensive | adj - deep in thought; dreamily thoughtful |
| pomp | n - a showy or dignified display |
| stilted | adj - artificially stiff or formal in manner |
| subjugate | v - to bring under control; to conquer |
| subjugation | n - bringing under control or conquering |
| trauma | n - a severe bodily injury |
| trauma | n - emotional shock |
| traumatic | adj - emotionally shocking or severe |
| wanton | adj - ignoring what is right |
| wanton | adj - excessive or unrestrained |
| wanton | adj - playful or frolicsome |
| adage | n - an old saying that has come to be accepted as true; a proverb |
| camaraderie | n - good will and warm feelings among friends |
| contend | v - to struggle with |
| contend | v - to maintain or assert |
| contention | n - a conflict or struggle |
| contention | n - a point made in an argument |
| extraneous | adj - not necessary; irrelevant |
| hubbub | n - noisy confusion; uproar |
| meander | v - to follow a winding course |
| meander | v - to wander aimlessly |
| odoriferous | adj - having or giving off a smell |
| paraphernalia | n - personal belongings |
| paraphernalia | n - equipment associated with a particular activity |
| punctilious | adj - careful of and attentive to details, especially ones related to good manners and behavior |
| recuperate | v - to regain health or strength |
| regale | v - to entertain or delight |
| sedentary | adj - doing or requiring a lot of sitting |
| Spartan | adj - marked by simplicity and lack of luxury |
| temporal | adj - relating to the everyday world as opposed to that which is spiritual or eternal |
| wry | turned or bent to one side in distaste or humor |
| wry | adj - amusing in a quiet but sharp way |
