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Bastiona projection from a fortification, any strong defense
Capitulatingto give up[to an enemy] to stop resisting
Austeritysternness, harsh, morally strict
Cantankerousbad-tempered, quarrelsome
Curmudgeona quarrelsome and ill-tempered person
Irascibleeasily angered, hot tempered
Omnieverywhere
Omnipresentpresent in all places at the same time
Serendipitya seeming gift for finding good things accidentally
Proxyan authorized agent for another
Ingressa going in or entering, enter
Egressthe act of going out, exit
Rio GrandeRiver rising in south Colorado
RivieraSE France & NW Italy
Effusivean excessive or unrestrained outpouring of feeling, as in speech
Loquaciousvery talkative
Pertenaciuosstubbornly persistant,tenacious
Collocateto place in proper order, arrange
Ecumenicalworldwide in range or applicability, universal
Imperiouscommanding, domineering
Conversantfamiliar as by study
Peruseto read especially with great attention
Pertimpudently forward, saucy
Impudentmarked by rude boldness or disrespect
Imprudentnot prudent, unwise
Senescentgrowing old, aging
Uxoriousunduly fond or submissive to ones wife
Undulyto an excessive degree, improperly
Likemindedof the same mind or way of thinking
Gratuitousgiven or done without payment
Garishtoo bright and showy, gaudy
Gamesomefrolicsome, playful
Frolicmerriment, gaiety
Frumpyunfashionable, dowdy
Fuddleto make confused, befuddle
Eunucha castrated man
Recrudesceto break out anew after a dormant or inactive period
Recumbentlying down reclining
FDICfederal deposit insurance corporation
Paramourlover, often secret, not allowed by law or custom
Hedonisman attitude or way of life based on the idea that pleasure or happiness should be the chief goal
Stoicseemingly indifferent to pleasure or pain
Sybariticmarked by a luxurious or sensual way of life
Ubiqitousbeing or seeming to be everywhere at the same time, omnipresent
Malevolenthaving or showing intense ill will towards others, malice
Stymieda very distressing and thwarting situation, to present an obstacle to
Proprietyproper
Albeitalthough
Recapitulaterecape, summarize
Corporealof or for the body, physical material by nature
Precociousmature earlier than usual
Precipitousrash, steep like precipice, vertical or overbearing rock face
Prefabricatebuild in sections for quick assembly
Ostentaciousshowy
Fiduciarylike executor or administrator, one who owes the other duties of good faith
Exorbidantexcessive
Precariousuncertain, risky, dependent upon circumstances, chance
Veneera thin superficial layer of material
Ominousforetelling evil, threating
Hubrisoverweening pride or self-confidence
Fiorda narrow inlet in the sea between cliffs and steep slopes
Impedeto interfer with the progress of
Proliterateto grow or increase by raopid production of new units
Paltrytrashy, mean
Picayuneof little value
Adornsto decorate with ornaments
Acclaimapplaud, praise
Prolificproducing young or fruit abundantly, inventiveness and productivity
Earnestnessjoy, ecstacy, fervor, passion, enthusiasm, vigor, optimism
MelancholyDullness, pessimism, dejection
Crestfallendispirited, dejected
Cuckolda man whose wife is unfaithful
Vandykepointed beard
Priorpreceeding in time or order
Contemporaneousoriginating, existing or happening during the same period of time
Subsequentfollowing in time or order
Subjectiveproceeding from or taking place within an individuals mind as to be unaffected by the external world
Objectiveuninfluenced by emotion, surmise or personal prejudice, based on observable phenomena
Surmiseto interfer without sufficiently conclusive , conjecture
Conjectureinference based on inclusive or incomplete evidence
Purportmeaning conveyed or implied
Lucidclear minded, easily understood
Curtailedcut short, shorten
Magnanimousshowing or suggesting a lofty and courageous spirit
Salaciousobscene pornographic
Stewardessesthe longest word you can type with the left hand
Germanepertinent, related, relevant, apropos, cognate
Irrelevantinapllicable, unrelated
Fabricateconstruct, produce, plan, arrange
Ruindestroy, teardown, disrupt, demolish, disintergrate
Emnitymalice, animosity, rancor, spite, malignity, illwill, dislike, antipathy, disgust, repugnance, hatred
Kindnessfriendship, harmony, good will, confidence, cordiality, concordance
Fascimilecopy, transcript, pattern
Differencedistinction, diversity, negative, modification
Falliblefaulty, unreliable
Facttruth, evidence, sureness, verity
Pulchritudephysical comeliness, beauty, grace, attractiveness
Falaciouserroneous, containing or based on felacy, tending to mislead;deceptive
Ambrosialthe food of the Gods, anything that smells or tastes delicious
Auspiciousfavorable, propitious, successful
Ambulateto move about walk


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