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Moribund start learning		of a person- dying, at the point of death. of a thing- declining, lacking vitality or vigour the moribund commercial property market
Despondent start learning		in low spirits from loss of hope or courage; disheartened, discouraged
subversive start learning		seeking or intending to subvert an established system or institution; disruptive; troublemaker subversive person/ literature
requisition start learning		official order
splenetic start learning		bad tempered, spiteful
concurrence start learning		the fact of two or more circumstances happening at the same time the incidental concurrence of two separate tumours
affected start learning		pretentious and designed to impress the gesture appeared both affected and stagy
commiseration start learning		compassion, sympathy others offered him clumsy commiseration
assay start learning		evaluation, assessment the man who assayed gold was more than a technician
sardonic start learning		grimly mocking or cynical
precipitate start learning		-ve cause to happen suddenly or unexpectedly
dissolute start learning		overindulging in sensual pleasures OPP- ascetic
aspersion start learning		defamation, vilification
languorous start learning		lazy
ingenious start learning		clever, original, and inventive
floundering start learning		struggle
antithesis start learning		a person or thinh thst is the direct opposite of someone or something else love is the antithesis of selfishness
slake start learning		quench or satisfy
speck start learning		a tiny spot, dot
nugatory start learning		worthless
sobriety start learning		staid or solemn, seriousness, sober
sinecure start learning		a position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit
punctilious start learning		meticulous
undercut start learning		undermine, weaken
dispassionate start learning		unemotional, rational, impartial
temerity start learning		audacity
impudence start learning		impertinent, insolence, effrontery
subversion start learning		the undermining of the power and authority of an established system
squalid start learning		dirty, filthy, improper, sleazy a squalid, overcrowded prison
coddle start learning		pamper
repose start learning		be situated or kept in a particular place, rest the diamond now reposes in the louvre
redemption start learning		saving
dissipate start learning		waste or fitter away he inherited, but then dissipated, his father’s fortune
edification start learning		the moral or intellectual instruction or improvement of someone a video was filmed for the edification of clients
homily start learning		religious discourse which is intended promarily for spiritual edification rather than doctrinal instruction; sermon, lecture
tether start learning		tie with a rope or chain to restrict its movement the horse has been tethered to its post
corpulent start learning		fat a short, somewhat corpulent man
hankering 🔔 start learning		a strong desire to have or do something a hankering for my family
preternatural start learning		extraordinary, exceptional autumn has arrived with preternatural speed
pathos start learning		a quality that evokes pity or sadness the author injects his customary humour and pathos into the role
bromide start learning		a trite statement that is intended to soothe or placate feel-good bromides create the illusion of problem-solving
certitude start learning		certainity
cogitate start learning		think deeply about something; meditate or reflect
dissemble start learning		conceal or disguise one’s true feeling
denigrate start learning		disparage, criticize unfairly
wholesome start learning		healthy the food is plentiful and very wholesome
tendentious start learning		expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, specially a controversial one a tendentious reading of history
foster start learning		encourage the teacher’s task is to foster learning
tortuous start learning		excessively lengthy and complex
inextricable start learning		inseparable THE PAST AND THE PRESENT ARE INEXTRICABLE
subvert start learning		undermine the power and authority of; destabilize
mulish start learning		obstinate, stubborn (like a mule 🐴) a mulish expression
superlative start learning		of the highest quality or degree; excellent a superlative piece of skill
dejection start learning		a sad and depressed state; low spirits despondency
infamy start learning		the state of being well known for some bad quality or deed; notoriety, disrepute
enjoin start learning		urge, encourage
malfeasance start learning		wrongdoing
entrenched start learning		ingrained
antagonist start learning		a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary the woman was forcing her antagonist’s face into the mud
prodigious start learning		enormous the stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel
polemic start learning		diatribe, invective, a strong verbal attack on someone or something
sensationalism start learning		the presentation of stories in a way that is intended to provoke public interest or excitement, at the expense of accuracy
exonerate start learning		absolve from blame, clear, release
raconteur start learning		storyteller a colourful raconteur
denizen start learning		inhabitant, resident
debonair start learning		(of a man) confident, stylish, charming
virulent start learning		bitterly hostile, poisonous, toxic, venomous
adamantine start learning		unable to be broken
withering start learning		scornful, contemptuous a withering look
reprobation start learning		disapproval
abrogate start learning		evade a responsibility or duty; revoke (cancel) or relinquish (renounce, give up
saddle start learning		burden someone with an onerous responsibility or task
impute start learning		attribute; ascribe, assign, credit
steel start learning		mentally prepare oneself to do or face something difficult his team were steeling themselves for disappointment
unguent start learning		ointment
abecedarian start learning		arranged alphabetically in abecedarian sequence
drifter start learning		itinerant, wanderer
vagrant start learning		drifter, itinerant
duplicitious start learning		deceitful a duplicitous philanderer
veritable 🌚 start learning		used for emphasis, often to qualify a metaphor the early 1970’s witnessed a veritable price explosion
chicanery start learning		trickery / deception storylines packed with political chicanery
reconnaissance start learning		recognizing, making familiar
uncharted start learning		not mapped or surveyed, unexplored
categorical start learning		unqualified, unequivocal a categorical assurance
forsaken start learning		abandoned or deserted. renounce, relinquish OPP- keep a journey into forgotten and forsaken places
derision start learning		mockery, ridicule
quiescent start learning		inactive, dormant
vignette start learning		a brief evocative description, account, or episode a classic vignette of embassy life
bastion start learning		supporter, defender (an institution place or person strongly maintaining particular principles) cricket’s last bastion of discrimination
contravene start learning		break, breach, infringe he contravened the official secrets act
pedagogue start learning		a teacher, specially a strict or pedantic one
scourge start learning		a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering; bane, curse the scourge of mass unemployment
pigeonhole start learning		stereotype i was pigeonholed as a youth writer
visceral start learning		relating to deep inward feelings rather than to intellect the voter’s visceral fear of change
revile start learning		criticize
patronage start learning		supporter, sponsor, backing
fulsome start learning		enthusiastic, ample, profuse; complimentary or flattering to an excessive degree the press are embarrassingly fulsome in their appreciation; the fulsome details of the later legend
unassailable start learning		impregnable, invulnerable

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