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Court Reporting
Undergraduate 1
06/22/2014
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acrimony
 Definition
tartness: bitter fingerpointing
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motley
 Definition
varied: a motley crew
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nebulous
 Definition
vague: hazy (think space)
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noisome
 Definition
disgusting: noisome pestilence
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acuity
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keenness: sharp acuity
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obstreperous
 Definition
unmanageable: crazy ostritch
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odious
 Definition
hateful: I hate the unpleasant odor
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spurious
 Definition
false: cowboys with spurs are not what they seem to be
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quandary
 Definition
predicament: Brian is in a quandry over life
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protrude
 Definition
project: stick out
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placate
 Definition
calm: "Calm down, here's a plate of cookies" (mollify)
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onerous
 Definition
burdensome: I don't want to do it
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mordant
 Definition
dead: morir
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ostracize
 Definition
banish
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palpable
 Definition
obvious: Your happiness is palpable by your smile
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urbane
 Definition
suave: the urban men are suave
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rectitude
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honesty: rectify with me
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ravage
 Definition
ruin: pirates
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volition
 Definition
will: it was of his own volition
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penury
 Definition
poverty: poor in a pig pen
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precipitous
 Definition
sudden: a precipitous action without much thought
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tyro
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novice: comes from the word "recruit" (newby)
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venial
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excusable: God pardens
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innocuous
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harmless: sigh of relief for an innocuous question
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lugubrious
 Definition
mournful: sad to lug this around
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turgid
 Definition
swollen
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proscribe
 Definition
prohibit: scribes are prohibited
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expunge
 Definition
remove
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expiate
 Definition
atone
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integral
 Definition
vital
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obviate
 Definition
remove: "obliviate"
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cacophonous
 Definition
dissonant: lots of sounds/lacking harmony
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pulsate
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beat: pulse
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redress
 Definition
remedy: second chance/get it right
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sequestered
 Definition
isolated
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portend
 Definition
predict: Portia the fortune teller
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copious
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plentiful
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savory
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tasty
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meticulous
 Definition
careful
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proximity
 Definition
nearness
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aegis
 Definition
protection: organization backing
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sear
 Definition
scorch
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mollify
 Definition
soften (calm) placate: plate of cookies
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immolate
 Definition
kill: immolation
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expeditious
 Definition
efficient: expedite
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inclement
 Definition
severe: as in weather (raining clementines!)
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corona
 Definition
crown: beer logo
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scion
 Definition
heir: lots of $ for car
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languorous
 Definition
lethargic: lazy langing around
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salutary
 Definition
beneficial: A salutary salute
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predilection
 Definition
choice: delicatble, I'm bias for it
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comity
 Definition
friendship: common friendship
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chalice
 Definition
cup
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ineffable
 Definition
unspeakable: the "EFF" word
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cogent
 Definition
convincing: the argument was clear, logical=cogent
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inveigh
 Definition
rail (againt): leigh was hostile
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foment
 Definition
incite: instigate/stir up (foamy)
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travail
 Definition
anguish: that trail was laborous, I am in anguish
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aplomb
 Definition
composure: plume stands up straight
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stasis
 Definition
equilibrium: homeostasis
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adroit
 Definition
skillful
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querulous
 Definition
irritable
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satiated
 Definition
glutted
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factitious
 Definition
artificital
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founder
 Definition
sink
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gird
 Definition
tighten
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imminent
 Definition
impending
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penurious
 Definition
stingy
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cartel
 Definition
monopoly
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banal
 Definition
bantering
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vacuous
 Definition
empty
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turbid
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swirling
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subterfuge
 Definition
trickery
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revile
 Definition
abuse
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puerile
 Definition
childish
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noxious
 Definition
anxious
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miscreant
 Definition
scoundrel
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duplicity
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double
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succinct
 Definition
concise
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perfunctory
 Definition
automatic
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proselytize
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convert
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jejune
 Definition
immature
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eschew
 Definition
shun
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gauche
 Definition
crude
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aspersion
 Definition
slanderous remark
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empirical
 Definition
based on observation
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prodical
 Definition
extravagant
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ebb
 Definition
decline
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demure
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modest
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oblique
 Definition
slanting
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corporeal
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physical
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soothsayer
 Definition
oracle (fortune teller)
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sufferance
 Definition
patience endurance
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abash
 Definition
shame
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avid
 Definition
eager
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cudgel
 Definition
bludgeon
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castigate
 Definition
punish
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seraglio
 Definition
harem
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expunge
 Definition
erase
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catholic
 Definition
universal
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abysmal
 Definition
wretched
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shunt
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move
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engult
 Definition
swallow up
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repartee
 Definition
witty reply
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imbibe
 Definition
tipple (drink intoxicating liquor)
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glib
 Definition
smooth-talking
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fractious
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irritable
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hirsute
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hairy
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niggardly
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stingy
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verdant
 Definition
lush
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soporific
 Definition
sleep inducing
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argot
 Definition
jargon
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jermiad
 Definition
mournful complaint
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juxtapose
 Definition
alongside
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ameliorate
 Definition
to improve
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platitude
 Definition
cliché
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ossify
 Definition
harden
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scientilla
 Definition
slightly
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scienter
 Definition
knowledge
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cogent
 Definition
forcefully convincing
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capacious
 Definition
spacious
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languid
 Definition
listless (lacking in spirit)
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reprobate
 Definition
morally unprincipled
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trenchant
 Definition
caustic (sarcastic)
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ebony
 Definition
wood
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feign
 Definition
pretend
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errant
 Definition
wandering
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rapier
 Definition
sword
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exonerate
 Definition
free from blame
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dissension
 Definition
disagreement
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appellation
 Definition
title
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obeisance
 Definition
genuflection
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germane
 Definition
applicable
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untoward
 Definition
inappropriate
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unctuous
 Definition
insincere
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obsequious
 Definition
groveling
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adipose
 Definition
fat
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dolorous
 Definition
anguished
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onerous
 Definition
oppressive
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ascetic
 Definition
severe
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discrete
 Definition
separate
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veracity
 Definition
truthfulness
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propitious
 Definition
favorable
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meretricious
 Definition
gaudy
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temerity
 Definition
audacity
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argot
 Definition
jargon
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abjure
 Definition
reject
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antediluvian
 Definition
prehistoric
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legerdemain
 Definition
deftness
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preclude
 Definition
prevent
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efface
 Definition
obliterate
Term
modicum
 Definition
small amount
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perfidy
 Definition
treachery
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animus
 Definition
hatred
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spume
 Definition
foam
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sconce
 Definition
wall bracket
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sate
 Definition
to satisfy
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clement
 Definition
merciful
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congruous
 Definition
in agreement
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commensurate
 Definition
equal
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propensity
 Definition
tendency
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nepotism
 Definition
favoritism
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pittance
 Definition
small amount
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vacillate
 Definition
waver
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assuage
 Definition
appease
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presage
 Definition
portend
Term
solicitude
 Definition
concern
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emission
 Definition
discharge
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upbraid
 Definition
scold
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fallacy
 Definition
error
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mendicant
 Definition
beggar
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milieu
 Definition
setting
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calamitous
 Definition
cataclysmal
Term
caustic
 Definition
biting/sarcastic/trenchant
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trepidation
 Definition
anxiety
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regale
 Definition
entertain
Term
dexterous
 Definition
skilled
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irascible
 Definition
hot-tempered
Term
malinger
 Definition
shirk
Term
kindred
 Definition
familial
Term
inert
 Definition
inactive
Term
haughty
 Definition
proud
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wry
 Definition
crooked
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armistice
 Definition
truce
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abyss
 Definition
chasm
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befell
 Definition
happened to
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epoch
 Definition
era
Term
vaunted
 Definition
trumpeted
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