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| archetype | (noun) an original model or pattern; prototype |
| coerce | (verb) to compel by force, intimidation, or authority (especially without regard for individual desire or volition) |
| dogmatic | (adj.) arrogant about asserting opinions very strongly as if they were fact; inclined to lay down principles as undeniably true |
| extraneous | (adj) introduced or coming from without, foreign; irrelevant |
| gregarious | (adj.) sociable; fond of the company of others; living in flocks |
| insipid | (adj.) lacking taste or flavor; dull |
| jaundiced | (adj.) affected with or exhibiting prejudice, as from envy or resentment |
| meticulous | (adj.) extremely, sometimes excessively, careful about small details; precise |
| temerity | (noun) reckless boldness; rashness; a foolish disregard of danger |
| static | (adj.) having no motion; fixed; stationary |
| impotent | (adj.) lacking power, strength, or ability; utterly unable (to so something) |
| vapid | (adj.) lacking life or flavor; without spirit; dull or boring; approximate synonym for insipid |
| anathema | (n.) a hated person or thing; anything accursed |
| banter | (n.) teasing; playful conversation; good-natured raillery |
| castigate | (v.) to criticize severely |
| docile | (adj.) easily taught, led, managed |
| emaciated | (adj.) wasted away, atrophied |
| heresy | (n.) opinion or practice contrary to generally accepted standards |
| ignominy | (n.) disgrace; dishonor; public contempt. |
| terse | (adj.) concise; brief and to the point |
| libation | (n.) The pouring out of wine in honor of a god |
| magnanimous | (adj.) noble; generous; great-hearted |
| predilection | (n.) partiality; preference; an established preference for something |
| nebulous | (adj.) hazy, vague, indistinct; cloudy |
| avarice | (n.) greed; insatiable desire for wealth |
| feasible | (adj.) capable of being done or carried out; possible |
| bastion | (n.) strong defense or fort; fortified place |
| copious | (adj.) abundant; plentiful; large in quantity or number |
| extradite | (v.) to surrender an alleged offender for trial to a foreign state or nation |
| furtive | (adj.) stealthy; secretive |
| irascible | (adj.) easily angered; very irritable; characterized by anger |
| jettison | (v.) to cast overboard; to discard; to throw off |
| mercenary | (n.) someone who works or acts solely for money or gain |
| ostracize | (v.) to exclude from a group; to banish |
| vigil | (n.) a watch or a period of watchful attention |
| aberration | (n.) deviation from the normal |
| appease | to calm; to soothe; to relieve or assuage |
| augment | to make larger; enlarge; increase in size, number, or strength |
| bigot | a person who is intolerant of any ideas other than his or her own, especially on religion, politics, or race |
| candid | outspoken; frank; open and sincere; free from bias; marked by justice and honesty |
| expunge | to erase or eliminate; obliterate |
| negligence | careless neglect, often resulting in injury |
| pandemonium | wild uproar or unrestrained disorder; tumult; uproar; chaos |
| parsimonious | excessively thrifty; stingy; frugal |
| strident | harsh sounding; grating; creaking |
| destitute | extemely poor; deprived of or lacking something |
| illicit | not permitted or authorized; unlawful |
| arbitrate | to settle or decide; to act between parties with a view to reconciling differences |
| adamant | unwavering, unyielding; insistent; firm in opinion |
| clement | merciful; lenient |
| cliché | a worn-out idea or overused expression |
| diffident | lacking in self-confidence; shy; reserved; unassertive |
| disparity | inequality; difference; dissimilarity |
| extol | to praise highly |
| inexorable | unyielding; unalterable; relentless |
| opus | a creative work, particularly a musical composition or literary work |
| ostensible | pretended, seeming;apparent, evident |
| rancor | bitter resentment ; malice; extreme hatred or ill will |
| invective | vehement or violent denunciation, censure, or reproach; vituperation |
| umbrage | offense; annoyance; displeasure |
| apathy | lack of interest; absence of emotion |
| condone | to disregard or overlook; to pardon or forgive |
| credence | belief or trust; belief as to the truth of something |
| dilettante | . an admirer or lover of the arts; dabbler |
| enigma | mystery; something puzzling or inexplicable |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance; lively and brisk |
| nuance | a slight or subtle degree of difference |
| officious | unduly forward in offering one's services |
| purloin | to steal, to take dishonestly |
| pusillanimous | cowardly; fearful |
| mellifluous | Having a rich, smoothly flowing sound |
| bacchanalian | wild and drunken |
| ambivalent | adj., having opposing attitudes or feelings toward someone or something |
| concur | v., to be of the same opinion; to agree with |
| culmination | n., the final, highest, or decisive point |
| demagogue | n., leader who appeals to citizens’ emotions to obtain power |
| dilemma | n., a situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable or difficult options |
| arduous | hard to accomplish; requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult |
