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| licentious - adj | morally unrestrained |
| numismatist - n | a coin collector |
| paucity - n | a scarcity, lack |
| pensive - adj | dreamily thoughtful |
| fatalistic - adj | believing that all events in life are inevitable and determined by fate |
| obtrude - v | to force oneself into a situation uninvited |
| lackadaisical - adj | uninterested, listless |
| alienate - v | to turn away feelings or affections |
| elated - adj | in high spirits; exultantly proud, joyful |
| epigram - n | a witty saying expressing a single thought or observation |
| amalgamate - v | to combine |
| demented - adj | mentally ill, insane |
| hone - v | to sharpen |
| beleaguer - v | to besiege by encircling; to harass |
| gorge - v | to eat or swallow greedily |
| antiquated - adj | no longer used or useful; very old |
| opiate - n | a narcotic used to cause sleep or bring relief from pain |
| caricature - n | an exaggerated portrayal of one's features |
| dally - v | to waste time; to dawdle |
| felonious - adj | pertaining to or constituting a major crime |
| edifice - n | a large, elaborate structure |
| ambidextrous - adj | equally skillful with either hand |
| belated - adj | delayed |
| animate - v | to give life or motion to |
| knead - v | to work dough or clay into a uniform mixture |
| chauvinist - n | one having a fanatical devotion to a country, gender or religious with contempt for others. |
| egalitarian - adj | promoting equal rights for all people |
| berserk - adj | in a state of violent or destructive rage |
| ostentatious - adj | marked by pretentious, showy or conspicuous display |
| delude - v | to mislead; to fool |
| elude - v | to escape notice; to get away from |
| fallow - adj | inactive, unproductive |
| blight - n | anything that destroys, prevents growth or causes devaluation |
| obsequy - n | a funeral rite or ceremony |
| denizen - n | an occupant; inhabitant |
| fealty - n | obligated loyalty or faithfulness |
| entice - v | to attract by offering reward or pleasureq |
| gratify - v | to please |
| laggard - n | a slow person, especially one who falls behind |
| gambit - n | a maneuver or action used to gain an advantage |
| jaded - adj | worn out; dulled, as from overindulgence |
| gist - n | the main point |
| advocate - v | to recommend; to speak in favor of |
| efface - v | to obliterate; to wipe out |
| charisma - n | personal appeal or attraction; magnetism |
| ogre - n | a brute; a large monster; a frightful giant |
| mesmerize - v | to hypnotize |
| entity - n | anything having existence, either physical or mystical |
| bandy - v | to exchange words; to discuss casually |
| dastardly - adj | cowardly and treacherous |
| nepotism - n | favoritism show to family or friends by those in power, especially in business or hiring practices |
| begrudge - v | to resent another's success; to envy |
| mandarin - n | an influential person; a member of an elite group |
| glutinous - adj | gluey, sticky |
| enmity - n | deep-seated hostility, often mutual |
| declaim - v | to speak in a dramatic, pompous, or blustering manner |
| imbue - v | to inspire or influence; to saturate |
| gaff - n | a pole with a large hook on one end |
| quaff - v | to drink in large quantities; to gulp |
| bibliophile - n | a lover of books |
| gird - v | to prepare for an event or action |
| daunt - v | to make afraid; discourage |
| flux - n | a state of continual change or movement |
| hovel - n | a wretched living place; an open shed |
| cadaverous - adj | of or like a corpse; pale, gaunt, thin |
| gothic - adj | of the middle ages; of or relating to a mysterious, grotesque, and desolate style of fiction |
| penury - n | extreme poverty |
| egress - n | an exit; a means of going out |
| felicity - n | happiness, bliss |
| despot - n | a dictator with absolute power |
| beget - v | to produce; to make happen |
| educe - v | to draw or bring out |
| glean - v | to collect bit by bit; to gather with patient labor |
| chafe - v | to wear or irritate, often through rubbing or friction |
| effrontery - n | shameless boldness |
| imbibe - v | to drink (especially alcohol) |
| feign - v | to pretend |
| desist - v | to stop; discontinue |
| allude - v | to hint at, to refer to indirectly |
| elite - n | the choice members or best of a group |
| bilk - v | to cheat or swindle; to thwart |
| homily - n | a sermon |
| demise - n | death; a ceasing to exist |
| emit - v | to send out; to give forth, as in sound or light |
| decadence - n | moral deterioration |
| aghast - adj | feeling great dismay or horror |
| granary - n | a storehouse for grain |
| choleric - adj | easily angered |
| impede - v | to hinder, obstruct |
| qualm - n | a feeling of uneasiness |
| lampoon - n | a written satire used to ridicule or attack someon |
| narcissistic - adj | conceited; having excessive love or self-admiration |
| eradicate - v | to wipe out; to destroy |
| fabricate - v | to concoct; to make up a story in order to deceive |
| ghastly - adj | horrible, frightful |
| fallible - adj | capable of error |
| blatant - adj | obvious, too conspicuous |
| dawdle - v | to waste time |
| affiliate - n | an associate; partner |
| fawn - v | to act slavishly submissive |
| calumny - n | a false and malicious accusation |
| berate - v | to scold or rebuke severely and at length |
| minion - n | a fawning, servile follower |
| desolate - adj | lonely, forlorn; uninhabited; barren |
| bane - n | the cause of ruin, harm, distress, or death |
| pacify - v | to calm down |
| garble - v | to mix up or distort |
| prevaricate - v | to lie |
| filch - v | to steal |
| neophyte - n | a beginner |
