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virulent
adj.

extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile
vilify
v.

to defame; to characterize harshly
veracity
n.

truthfulness; honesty
ubiquitous
adj.

existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread
torque
n.

a force that causes rotation
torpid
n.

lethargic; sluggish; dormant
synthesis
n.

the combination of parts to make a whole
supplant
v.

to take the place of; supersede
stymie
v.

to block; thwart
stoic
adj.

indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast
squander
v.

to waste by spending or using irresponsiby
squalid
adj.

sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect
sordid
adj.

characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul
satire
n.
a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision
reticent
adj.

quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
redoubtable
adj.

awe-inspiring; worthy of honor
recant
v.

to retract, esp. a previously held belief
quiescence
n.

stillness; motionless; quality of being at rest
qualms
n.

misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy
prolific
adj.

producing large volumes or amounts; productive
predilection
n.

a disposition in favor of something; preference
precursor
n.

one that precedes and indicates or announces another
precipitate
adj.

to cause or happen before anticipated or required
pious
adj.

extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion
perspicacious
adj.

acutely perceptive; having keen discernment
pernicious
adj.

extremely harmful; potentially causing death
perfidy
n.

intentional breach of faith; treachery
penurious
adj.

penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous
paean
n.

a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
oscillation
n.

the act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm
lucid
adj.

clear; easily understood
hyperbole
n.

an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech
fulminate
v.

to loudly attack or denounce
facetious
adj.

playful; humorous
extemporaneous
adj.

improvised; done without preparation
eulogy
n.

a speech honoring the dead
erudite
adj.

very learned; scholarly
ephemeral
adj.

brief; fleeting
effrontery
n.

extreme boldness; presumptuousness
eclectic
adj.

composed of elements drawn from various sources
disabuse
v.

to undeceive; to set right
culpable
adj.

deserving blame
convoluted
adj.

complex or complicated
contentious
adj.

argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement
canonical
adj.

following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards
bucolic
adj.

rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants
axiomatic
adj.

taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth
axiom
n.

a universally recognized principle
austere
adj.

without adornment; bare, severely simple; ascetic
ascetic
n.

one who practices rigid self-denial, esp. as an act of religious devotion
arduous
v.

strenuous; taxing; requiring significant effort
ameliorate
v.

to make better or more tolerable
abscond
v.

to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
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