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| impecunious | having little or no money (syn) penniless, impoverished, indigent (ant) affluent, wealthy, prosperous, rich |
| winnow | to get rid of something unwanted, delete; to sift through to obtain what is desirable; to remove the chaff from the wheat by blowing air on it; to blow on, to fan (syn) to sift, strain, filter, sort out |
| deprecate | to express mild disapproval; to belittle (syn) to deplore, frown upon (ant) smile on, countenance, approve |
| sequester | ro set apart, seperate for a special purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody (syn) to seclude, segregate, isolate, closet |
| inexorable | inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyielding (syn) inescapable, ineluctable; obdurate (ant) avoidable, yielding, pliant |
| eclectic | drawn from different sources; one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources (syn) selective, synthetic, pick-and-choose (ant) uniform, monolithic |
| necromancer | one who claims to reveal of influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in generala magician or wizard (syn) a sorcerer, conjurer |
| burnish | to make smooth or glassy by rubbing, polish; gloss, brightness, luster (syn) shine, buff (ant) tarnish, dull, abrade |
| moribund | dying, on the way out (syn) obsolescent (ant) flourishing, thriving |
| asperity | roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness (syn) rigor, harshness (ant) mildness, blandness, softness, lenience |
| flaccid | limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness (syn) soft, flabby (ant) hard, firm, solid |
| rudiments | the parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stages of anything (syn) fundamentals, basics |
| onerous | burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty (syn) oppressive, weighty (ant)light, easy, undermanding, taxing |
| abrogate | to repeal, cancel, declare null and void (syn) to annul, revoke (ant) reaffirm, renew, ratify |
| detritus | loose bits and peices of material resulting from disintegreation or wearing away; fragments that result from and destruction (syn)debris, wreckage, ruins, rabble |
| rife | common, prevalent, widespread, happening often; full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete (ant)devoid of, lacking |
| ambient | completely surrounding, encompassing |
| cabal | a small group working in secret (syn) clique, ring, gang; a plot, conspiracy |
| ebullient | overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling (syn) exhilarated, elated, exuberant (ant) gloomy, morose, sullen, apathetic, blase |
| delectable | delightful, deliciously flavored, highly enjoyable; savory; an appealing or appetizing food or dish (syn) delicious, scrumptious (ant) repugnant, repulsive, distasteful |
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