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edifice | (n) a large, elaborate structure; an imposing building |
ambidextrous | (adj) equally skillful with either hand |
belated | (adj) delayed; tardy; late |
animate | (v) give life or motion to; enliven, encourage, excite |
knead | (v) work dough or clay into a uniform mixture |
chauvinist | (n) one having a fanatical devotion to a country, gender, or religion, with a contempt for other countries, the opposite sex, or beliefs |
egalitarian | (adj) promoting equal rights for all people |
berserk | (adj) in a state of violent or destructive rage |
ostentatious | (adj) marked by a conspicuous, showy, or pretentious display |
deluce | (v) mislead or fool; deceive |
elude | (v) escape notice, get away from; avoid, evade |
fallow | (adj) inactive, unproductive; idle, barren |
blight | (n) anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causes devaluation; affliction, disease |
obsequy | (n) a funeral rite or ceremony |
denizen | (n) an occupant or inhabitant; resident |
fealty | (n) obligated loyalty or faithfulness; devotion, fidelity, allegiance |
entice | (v) attract by offering reward or pleasure; tempt, lure |
gratify | (v) please; satisfy, indulge |
laggard | (n) a slow person, especially one who falls behind; straggler, dawdler |
gambit | (n) maneuve or action used to gain an advantage; strategy, ploy |