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| burnish | (v.) to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish; (n.) gloss, brightness, luster |
| ebullient | (adj.) overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling |
| delectable | (adj.) delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory; (n.) an appealing or appetizing food or dish |
| abrogate | (v.) to repeal, cancel, declare null and void |
| asperity | (n.) roughness, severity, bitterness, or tartness |
| detritus | (n.) loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction |
| desuetude | (n.) disuse, the state of being discontinued |
| ambient | (adj.) completely surrounding |
| cabal | (n.) a small group working in secret |
| deprecate | (v.) to express mild disapproval; to belittle |
| eclectic | (adj.) drawn from different sources; (n.) one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources |
| sequester | (v.) to set apart, separate for a special purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody |
| moribund | (adj.) dying, on the way out |
| necromancers | (n.) one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician or wizard |
| winnow | (v.) to get rid of something unwanted, delete; to sift through to obtain what is desirable; to remove the chaff from wheat by blowing air on it; to blow on, fan |
| flaccid | (adj.) limp, not firm, lacking vigor or effectiveness |
| rife | (adj.) common, prevalent, happening often; full, abounding; plentiful, abundant |
| inexorable | (adj.) inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyielding |
| onerous | (adj.) burdensome, oppressive; involving hardship or difficulty |
| emanate | (v.) to proceed or come forth from some point of origin, issue, originate; to send forth |
| impecunious | (adj.) having little or no money |
| rudiments | (pl. n.) the parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stages of anything |
