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factious adj. causing disagreement ignoble adj. dishonorable; shameful boor n. a rude or impolite person aegis n. a shield; protection perspicacity n. keenness of judgment fervent adj. eager; earnest rectify v. to correct; to make right enervate v. to weaken besiege v. to overwhelm; to surround and attack ephemeral adj. lasting only a brief time; short-lived altruism n. a concern for others; generosity carrion n. decaying flesh erotic adj. pertaining to sexual love amorphous adj. shapeless, formless, vague opulent adj. rich, luxurious; wealthy impotent adj. powerless; lacking strength antithesis n. an exact opposite; an opposite extreme maelstrom n. a whirlpool; turbulence; agitated state of mind emendation n. a correction chagrin n. embarrassment; a complete loss of courage bauble n. a showy but useless thing diaphanous adj. very sheer and light labyrinth n. a complicated network of winding passages; a maze gloat v. to look at or think about with great satisfaction impediment n. a barrier; obstruction bestial adj. savage; brutal effete adj. worn out; barren shard n. a fragment bland adj. mild; tasteless; dull nihilism n. a total rejection of establish laws