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| hubris |
n overbearing presumption or pride, the excessive pride and ambition that usually leads to the downfall of a hero in classical tragedy; arrogance |
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| flout (flowt) |
v to show contempt for, as in a rule or convention, disobey, break, ignore |
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| fawn |
v to flatter or praise excessively; adj brown, beige |
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| divulge |
v to disclose something secret, reveal |
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| dilettante (dill@ta’ant) |
v to slight or belittle, amateur |
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| desiccate |
v to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull |
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| derision (dirizh’n) |
n scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment (adj derisive; v deride), disrespect, contempt |
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| decorum (dika’wr@m) |
n polite or appropriate conduct or behavior (adj decorous), good manners, modesty |
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| cynicism |
n an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness (adj cynical), pessimism, sarcasm, disparagement |
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| credulous |
adj tending to believe too readily; gullible (n credulity) |
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| convention |
n a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude; a meeting |
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| contiguous |
adj sharing a border; touching; adjacent, neighboring |
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| astringent |
adj/n having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe; something with a tightening effect on tissue; speaking or writing in a manner that is critical and hurtful in tone and content |
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| anachronism |
n something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context |
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| amenable |
adj agreeable; responsive to suggestion |
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| alchemy (a'lk@mee) |
n a medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals, esp. base metals into gold (an alchemist is one who practices alchemy) and finding elixir |
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| aggrandize |
v to increase in intensity, power, influence or prestige, exaggerate, overdo |
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| acerbic (@su’rbik) |
adj having a sour or bitter taste or character; sharp; biting |
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| zealous |
adj fervent; ardent; impassioned, devoted to a cause (a zealot is a zealous person) |
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| tirade (ti’rayd) |
n a long and extremely angry and critical speech; a harsh denunciation |
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| tenuous |
adj weak and unconvincing, extremely delicate and fine, diluted |
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| tenacity |
n the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued; persistent determination (adj tenacious), stubbornness, resolve, firmness, persistence |
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| surfeit |
(su’rf@t) n/v an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess, glutt |
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| superfluous |
adj exceeding what is sufficient or necessary, extra, surplus, not required, unnecessary |
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| succinct |
adj brief; concise |
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| spurious |
adj lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit |
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| subpoena |
n a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony |
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| specious (spe’esh@ss) |
adj seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive; plausible but false |
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| solvent |
adj able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance, in the black, in the chips, in the money |
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| salubrious |
adj promoting health or well-being, healthy, wholesome |
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| rhetoric |
n the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion, oratory, public speaking |
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| rescind |
v to invalidate; to repeal; to retract, withdraw, annul, overturn |
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| repudiate |
v to refuse to have anything to do with; disown, renounce, reject, disclaim, deny |
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| recalcitrant |
adj obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage, stubborn |
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| rancorous |
adj characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment ( n rancor), unforgiving, revengeful |
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| querulous |
(kwe’rr@l@ss) adj prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish, irritable, difficult |
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| queries |
n questions; inquiries; doubts in the mind; reservations |
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| profuse |
adj given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant |
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| prodigal |
adj recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish |
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| polemical |
adj controversial; argumentative |
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