Abominate: (v) to have an intense dislike or hatred for.

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Abominate: (v) to have an intense dislike or hatred for

15 ACRIMONIOUS- adj. meaning stinging or bitter in temper or tone.

Sleazy Thin or flimsy it texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable

Amorphous: shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion.

To increase in greatness or power, or wealth, to build up or intensify, to make appear greater. Aggrandize

B OVINE : ( ADJ.) RESEMBLING A COW OR AN OX ; SLUGGISH, UNRESPONSIVE

EXPEDITE V. TO MAKE EASY, CAUSE TO PROGRESS FASTER.

Anomalous Anomalous- abnormal; irregular, unusual

Intercede: to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or to go-between in a disagreement.

Approbation: (n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval.

Transcend (V): To rise above or beyond, exceed

CADAVEROUS: adj. pale, ghastly; of or corpse like; haggard and thin

G AUNTLET ( N ): AN ARMORED OR PROTECTIVE GLOVE ; A CHALLENGE ; TWO LINES OF MEN ARMORED WITH WEAPONS WHICH TO BEAT A PERSON FORCED TO RUN BETWEEN THEM ; AN ORDEAL.

Erudite scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic

Ignoble: adj. Mean, low, base

demagogue A leader who exploits popular prejudice and false claims and false promises to gain power

BIZARRE- (ADJ.) EXTREMELY STRANGE, UNUSUAL, ATYPICAL

Consternation (n.) dismay, confusion

Beneficent Performing acts of kindness or charity, conferring benefits, doing good.

Remonstrate: (v) to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to.

DEMAGOGUE- A LEADER WHO EXPLOITS POPULAR PREJUDICES AND FALSE CLAIMS IN ORDER TO GAIN POWER.

Salutary(adj.) beneficial, helpful; healthy or wholesome

Heinous

Provincial: (adj.) pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside; (n.) a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a province or colony

Sinecure: (n.)A position requiring little or no work; an easy job.

Tenuous: (adj) thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported

Interloper- (n.) one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder.

megalomania A delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality

They are helping and making life easier for the people moving into their new house by moving the furniture in for them and taking the stress out of it. Assuage- to make easier, or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench.

Adj. strong and sturdy, brave, resolute N. A brave, strong person, a strong supporter, one who takes an uncompromising position

Reverberate- re-echo or resound

Jaded wearied, worn- out, dulled

Scourge - (V.) to whip, punish severely; (n.) a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism

GOSSAMER: (ADJ.) THIN, LIGHT, DELICATE, INSUBSTANTIAL; (N) A VERY THIN, LIGHT CLOTH “Interesting Finding Over The Net” [online]

A gap, opening, break (in a scene or a missing element.)

Ferment: a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence. To be in or work into such a state, to produce alcohol by chemical action.