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| jejune (adj) | lacking in nutritive value; lacking in interest or substance; immature, juvenile |
| credulous (adj) | too ready to believe, easily deceived |
| infimity (n) | a weakness or ailment (physical, mental, moral, etc.) |
| berate (v) | to scold sharply |
| expatiate (v) | to expand on, write or talk at length or in detail; to move about freely |
| deplete (v) | to use up as a result of spending or consumption; to diminish greatly |
| extraneous (adj) | coming from the outside, foreigh; present but not essential, irrelevant |
| inception (n) | the beginning, start, earliest stage of some process, instiution, etc. |
| criterion (n) | a rule, test; a standard for judgment or evaluation |
| amenable (adj) | willing to follow advice or authority, tractable, submissive; responsive; amenable to: liable to be held responsible for |
| carnage (n) | a large-scale slaughter or loss of life |
| tortuous (adj) | winding, twisted, crooked; highly involved, complex; devious |
| sententious (adj) | self-righteous, characterized by moralizing; given to use of maxims or adages; saying much in few words, pithy |
| obdurate (adj) | stubborn, unyeilding |
| potpourri (n) | a collection of diverse or miscellaneous items; a general mixture; petals mixed with spices for scent |
| precocious (adj) | showing unusually early development (especially in talents or mental capacity) |
| providential (adj) | happening as though through divine intervention; characterized by good fortune |
| ostensible (adj) | apparent, appearing to be true or actual; capable of being shown or exhibited |
| surfeit (n) | an excess or overindulgence, as in eating or drinking; causing disgust |
| sadistic (adj) | delighting in cruelty excessively cruel |
| turgid (adj) | swollen, bloated, filled to excess; overdecorated or excessive in language |
| supplicate (v) | to beg earnestly and humbly |
