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abate
verb - to lessen in intensity or degree
TERM 2
accolade
DEFINITION 2
noun - an expression of praise
TERM 3
adulation
DEFINITION 3
noun - excessive praise; intense adoration
TERM 4
aesthetic
DEFINITION 4
adj - dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the
beautiful
TERM 5
ameliorate
DEFINITION 5
verb - to make better or more tolerable
ascetic
noun - one who practices rigid self-denial, esp as an act of
religious devotion
TERM 7
avarice
DEFINITION 7
noun - greed, esp for wealth
TERM 8
axiom
DEFINITION 8
noun - a universally recognized principle
TERM 9
burgeon
DEFINITION 9
verb - to grow rapidly or flourish
TERM 10
bucolic
DEFINITION 10
adj - rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and
their inhabitants
chary
adj - wary; cautious; sparing
TERM 17
cogent
DEFINITION 17
adj - appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing
TERM 18
complaisance
DEFINITION 18
noun - the willingness of to comply with the wishes of others
TERM 19
contentious
DEFINITION 19
adj - argumentative; quarrelsome' causing controversy or
disagreement
TERM 20
contrite
DEFINITION 20
adj - regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness
culpable
adj - deserving blame
TERM 22
dearth
DEFINITION 22
noun - smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack
TERM 23
demur
DEFINITION 23
verb - to question or oppose
TERM 24
didactic
DEFINITION 24
adj - intended to teach or instruct
TERM 25
discretion
DEFINITION 25
noun - cautious reserve in speech; ability to make
responsible decisions
emollient
adj/noun - soothing, esp to the skin; making less harsh;
mollifying; a agent that softens or smoothes the skin
TERM 32
empirical
DEFINITION 32
adj - based on observation or experiment
TERM 33
enigmatic
DEFINITION 33
adj - mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand
TERM 34
ephemeral
DEFINITION 34
adj - brief; fleeting
TERM 35
esoteric
DEFINITION 35
adj - intended for or understood by a small, specific group
eulogy
noun - a speech honoring the dead
TERM 37
exonerate
DEFINITION 37
verb - to remove blame
TERM 38
facetious
DEFINITION 38
adj - playful; humorous
TERM 39
fallacy
DEFINITION 39
noun - an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief
TERM 40
furtive
DEFINITION 40
adj - marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious
incipient
adj - beginning to come into being or to become apparent
TERM 47
inert
DEFINITION 47
adj - unmoving; lethargic; sluggish
TERM 48
innocuous
DEFINITION 48
adj - harmless; causing no danger
TERM 49
intransigent
DEFINITION 49
adj - refusing to compromise
TERM 50
inveigle
DEFINITION 50
verb - to obtain by deception or flattery
morose
adj - sad; sullen; melancholy
TERM 52
odious
DEFINITION 52
adj - evoking intense aversion or dislike
TERM 53
opaque
DEFINITION 53
adj - impenetrable by light; not reflecting light
TERM 54
oscillation
DEFINITION 54
noun - the act or state of swinging back and forth with a
steady, uninterrupted rhythm
TERM 55
penurious
DEFINITION 55
adj - penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous
prodigious
adj - abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary
TERM 62
prolific
DEFINITION 62
adj - producing large volumes or amounts; productive
TERM 63
putrefy
DEFINITION 63
verb - to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor
TERM 64
quaff
DEFINITION 64
verb - to drink deeply
TERM 65
quiescence
DEFINITION 65
noun - stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest
redoubtable
adj - awe inspiring; worthy of honor
TERM 67
sanction
DEFINITION 67
noun/verb - authoritative permission or approval; a penalty
intended to enforce compliance; to give permission or
authority to
TERM 68
satire
DEFINITION 68
noun - a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice
through humor or derision
TERM 69
squalid
DEFINITION 69
adj - sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect
TERM 70
stoic
DEFINITION 70
adj - indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain;
steadfast
viscous
adj - thick; sticky
