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acumen
n keen, accurate judgment or insight
dissemble
v to disguise or conceal; to mislead
diatribe
n a harsh denunciation
bombastic
adj pompous (self-imortant, arrogant, pretentious); grandiloquent
bolster
v to provide support or reinforcement
aver
v to state as a fact; to declare or assert
amalgamate
to combine several elements into a whole (n amalgamation)
adulterate
v to reduce purity by combining with the inferior ingredients
vilify
v to defame; to characterize harshly
urbane
adj sophisticated; refined; elegant (n urbanity)
ubiquitous
adj existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread
torpid
adj lethargic; sluggish; dormant (n torpor)
supplant
v to take the place of; supersede
stoic
adj indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast (n stoicism)
squalid
adj sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect (n squalor)
satire
n a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision (adj satirical)
sanction
n/v authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance; to give permission or authority to
redoubtable
adj awe-inspiring; worthy of honor
quiescence
n stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest (quiescent)
quaff
v to drink deeply
morose
adj sad; sullen; melancholy, depressed
odious
adj evoking intense aversion or dislike, hateful
intransigent
adj refusing to compromise (n intransigence), stubborn, obstinate
harangue
v/n to deliver a pompous (self-important, arrogant, snobbish) and angry speech or tirade; a long, pompous speech
putrefy
v to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor (adj putrid)
prolific
adj producing large volumes or amounts; productive
prodigious
adj abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary
preen
v to dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care
pious
adj extremely reverent ot devout; showing strong religious devotion (n piety)
peruse
v to examine with great care (n perusal)
pernicious
adj extremely harmful; potentially causing death
penurious
adj penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous
inveigle
v to obtain by deception or flattery
innocuous
adj harmless; causing no damage
inert
adj unmoving; lethargic; sluggish
incipient
adj beginning to come into being or to become apparent
impecunious
adj lacking funds; without money
hyperbole
n an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech (adj hyperbolic)
heretical
adj violating accepted dogma or convention (n heresy)
gregarious
adj sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people
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