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Abominate: (v) to have an intense dislike or hatred for
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15 ACRIMONIOUS- adj. meaning stinging or bitter in temper or tone.
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Sleazy Thin or flimsy it texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable
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Amorphous: shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion.
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To increase in greatness or power, or wealth, to build up or intensify, to make appear greater. Aggrandize
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B OVINE : ( ADJ.) RESEMBLING A COW OR AN OX ; SLUGGISH, UNRESPONSIVE
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EXPEDITE V. TO MAKE EASY, CAUSE TO PROGRESS FASTER.
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Anomalous Anomalous- abnormal; irregular, unusual
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Intercede: to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or to go-between in a disagreement.
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Approbation: (n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval.
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Transcend (V): To rise above or beyond, exceed
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CADAVEROUS: adj. pale, ghastly; of or corpse like; haggard and thin
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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.
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Erudite scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic
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Ignoble: adj. Mean, low, base
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demagogue A leader who exploits popular prejudice and false claims and false promises to gain power
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BIZARRE- (ADJ.) EXTREMELY STRANGE, UNUSUAL, ATYPICAL
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Consternation (n.) dismay, confusion
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Beneficent Performing acts of kindness or charity, conferring benefits, doing good.
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Remonstrate: (v) to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to.
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DEMAGOGUE- A LEADER WHO EXPLOITS POPULAR PREJUDICES AND FALSE CLAIMS IN ORDER TO GAIN POWER.
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Salutary(adj.) beneficial, helpful; healthy or wholesome
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Heinous
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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
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Sinecure: (n.)A position requiring little or no work; an easy job.
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Tenuous: (adj) thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported
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Interloper- (n.) one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder.
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megalomania A delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality
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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.
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Adj. strong and sturdy, brave, resolute N. A brave, strong person, a strong supporter, one who takes an uncompromising position
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Reverberate- re-echo or resound
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Jaded wearied, worn- out, dulled
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Scourge - (V.) to whip, punish severely; (n.) a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism
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GOSSAMER: (ADJ.) THIN, LIGHT, DELICATE, INSUBSTANTIAL; (N) A VERY THIN, LIGHT CLOTH “Interesting Finding Over The Net” [online] 2006. http://www.eglobe1.com/word/wp-content/images/photos/Beautiful-Spider-Web04.jpg
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A gap, opening, break (in a scene or a missing element.)
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Ferment: a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence. To be in or work into such a state, to produce alcohol by chemical action.
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