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All 32 terms

TermDefinition
Ambiencethe mood character quality tone or atmosphere of an environment
Calumnya false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something
Doteto bestow or express excessive love or fondness regularly
Effaceto wipe out, to rub out, to destroy
Embellishto beautify with ornamentation to enhance with fictitious additions
Epitomea representative as of some greater body or quality that is typical of the whole
Esotericunderstood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite
Ficklenot constant or loyal in affections
Finagleto practice deception or fraud
Genrekind sort style
Gesticulateto make or use gesture sins an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech
Inordinatenot within proper limits immoderate excessive
Insurrectionthe act of rising in arms or open rebellion against civil authority or government
Jiltto reject or cast aside a lover or a sweetheart after encouragement or engagement
Keystonesomething on which associated things depend
Piqueto affect with sharp irritation and resentment
prosaiccommonplace or dull unimaginative
Reconditedealing with very profound difficult or abstruse subject matter beyond ordinary knowledge.
Rectifyto make or set right; correct; remedy
Reimburseto make payment to for expense or loss incurred; to refund; to repay
Solariuma glass-encased room or porch exposed to the sun's rays
Solidarityunion or fellowship arising from common responsibilities and interests
Sparsethinly scattered or distributed
Spleenill humor; a peevish temper
Subvertto overthrow something established or existing
Synopsisa brief or condensed statement giving a general view of some subject
Tangentialslightly connected; digressive
Tenebrousdark; gloomy; obscure
Tenementany habitation, abode, or dwelling place
Veritablebeing truly or very much so
Waywardturned or turning away from what is right or proper; disobedient
Yawpa harsh cry; a noisy foolish utterance

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Creator LeJambon
Created June 9, 2009
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  1. Subvert to overthrow something established or existing - 2 misses
  2. Efface to wipe out, to rub out, to destroy - 1 miss
  3. Epitome a representative as of some greater body or quality that is typical of the whole - 1 miss
  4. Synopsis a brief or condensed statement giving a general view of some subject - 1 miss
  5. Pique to affect with sharp irritation and resentment - 1 miss
  6. Gesticulate to make or use gesture sins an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech - 1 miss
  7. Insurrection the act of rising in arms or open rebellion against civil authority or government - 1 miss