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affected acted upon or influenced by somebody or something, done or assumed with the intention of impressing others assimilate to integrate somebody into a larger group, so that differences are minimized or eliminated, to incorporate new knowledge or digested food augment to add to something in order to make it larger or more substantial, or to grow in this way aver to assert something confidently, to state or allege that something is true cosmopolitan common to or representative of all or many parts of the world, not national or local extol to praise somebody or something with great enthusiasm and admiration promenade a leisurely walk or stroll, usually in a public place, that is taken for pleasure or to be seen; to be in a particular public place rudiments a basic principle or skill, especially in a particular field or subjct; an early stage in teh development of something such as a plan simile a figure of speech in with on thing is likened to another using like or as sinuous bending, winding, or curving in and out; not straight supercilious coming after, following in time, place or order synthesis a new unified whole resulting from the combination of different idea, influences, or objects variegated having vaiety in character, form, etc; marked with or containing patches of different color vernacular the everyday language of the people in a coutnry or region, as distinct from official or formal languagea acumen the ability ot make quick accurate intelligent judments about people or situations vigilant watchful and alert, especially to guard against danger, difficulties, or errors volatile flying or able to fly, vaporizing or evaporating quickly; likely to shift quickly and unpredictably behoove to be right and proper or appropriate for somebody; advantageous facetious intended to be humorous but often silly or inapprpriate irrevocable impossible to revoke, undo, or change affiliate to come, or bring a person or group, into a close relationship with another, usually larger group; to determine the origin of something; partner altruism an attitude or way of behaving marked by unselfish concern for the welfar of others; the belief that acting for the benefit of others is right and good ameliorate to make something better; or become better anomalous deviating from the norm or from what people expect; strange and difficult to identify or classify antipathy strong hostility or opposition toward somebody or something archaic no longer useful or efficient benignant kind and gracious in behavior or appearance advocate a person who speaks or write in support or defense of a person, cause brazen shameless or impudent; made of brass discomfit to confuse and deject, disconcert; to frustrate the plans of; thwart; foil eradicate to remove or destroy utterly; to earse by rubbing or by means of a chemical solvent; to pull up by the roots iniquity gross injustice or wickedness; violation of right or duty; wicket act ostensible intended for display; open to view; being such in appearance: plausible rather than demonstrably true or real poignant keenly distressing to the feeligns; keen or strong in mental appeal; affecting or moving the emotions; pungent to the smell recalcitrant resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; hard to deal with, manage, or operate reconnoiter to inspect, observe, or survey in order to gain information for military purposes; to examine or survey for engineering, geological, or other purposes ruminant contemplative; mediative; a cud-chewing hoofed mammal with an even number of odes and a stomach with multiple chambers sanguine cheerfully optimistic; hopeful, or confident; blood-red; havingblood as the predominating humor and consequently being ruddy-faced senescence growing old serpentine of, characteristic of, or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement; having a winding course, as a road, shrewd, wily ,or cunning supplicate to pray humbly, make humble and earnest entreaty or petition buffeted to force ones way with difficulty commodious pleasantly spacious consonant a speech sound produced by partly or totally blocking the path of air through the mouth; in agreement or harmony with something discreet careful to avoid embarrassing or upsetting others; careful not to speak about anyting that should be secrt or confidential dotage senility and mentalweakness, feebleness of mind as a result of old age eccentricity a quality of being unconventional, especially in a wimsical way; extrinsic not an essential part of something foible an idiosyncrasy or small weakness; franchise a business licensed to sell a company's products exclusively in a particular area or to operate a business fulsome effusive or fawning to the point of being offensive morbid showing a strong intrest in unpleasant or gloomy subjects such as death or murder perceptible large enough, great enough, or distinct enough to be noticed recompense to pay somebody for doing work or for performing a service tenacity tending to stick firmly to any decision, plan, or opinion witout changing or doubting it; difficult to loosen, shake off, or pull away from; persissiting for a long time and difficult to change, destroy, or get rid of wan unhealthily pale, especially from illness or grief; lacking brightness affront to insult openly or purposely; offend; slight; an open or intentional insult capricious subject to caprices; tending to change abruptly and without apparent reason; erratic; flighty cryptic having a hidden or ambigous meaning; mysterious baffling; secret or occult deference a yielding in opinion, judgment or wishes discrepancy lack of agreement, or an instance of this; difference; inconsistency dulcet soothing or pleasant to hear; sweet-sounding; melodious effrontery unashamed boldness;impudnece; audacity; presumption ethical having to do with morality; of or conforming to moral standards; designating or of a drug obstainable only on a doctors prescription intelligible that can be understood; clear, comprehensible motley of many colors or patches of color; having or composed of many different or clashing elements; mottled spotted or blotched with different shades or colros sinister threatening harm, evil, or misfortune; ominous; portentous; whicke, evil, or dishonest unctuous of, like, or chraceristic of an ointment or unguent; oily or greasy; soft and rick: said of soi; plastic; moldable vanquish to conquer or defeat in battle; force into sumission; to defeat in any conflict, as in argument buoyant quick to recover emotionally; tending to recover quickly from a disappointement or failure burgeoned to send forth new growth; to grow and expand rapidly equivocal that can have more than one interpretation; having two or more meaning; pruposfully vague; uncertain, undecided erudition learning acquired by readingand study evacuate to remove the contents of; to dischange from the body as waste grovel to lie prone or crawl in a prostrate position; to behave humbly or abjectly, as before authority; to wallow in waht is low or contemptible heinous outrageously evil or wicked hyperbole exxageration for effect and now meant to be taken literally improvident failing to provide for the future; lacking foresight or thrift intrepid not afraid; bold, fearless, dauntless iridescent having or showing shifting changes in color or a interplay of rainbow like colors, as when seen from different angles munificent very liberal in giving or bestowing; characterized by great liberality or generosity plaintive expressing sorrow or melancholy slake to allay or make less active or intense by staisfying terse free of suerfluous words ;concise in a polished, smotth way; brief or concise to the point of rudeness vapid unintresting; lifeless; flat adroit expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body cynic a person who believes that only selfishness motivates uman actions and who disbelieves in or minimizes selfless acts or distnrested points of view dingy of a dark, dull, or dirty color or aspect; lacking brightness or freshness precocious unusually advanced or mature in development, esp. mental development; sequel a literary work, move, etc. that is complete in itself but contineus the narrative of a preceding work gargantuan enormous; colossal indenture any deed, written contract, or sealed agreement indite to compse or wrtie, as a poem iota a very small quantity larval in the from of a larva; early; beginning murky dark; gloomy, cheerless; vague, unclear masochistic the tendancy to find pleasure in self-denial, submissiveness adversary a person who opposes or fights against another; opponent; enemy commendable 1.to put in the care of another; entrust 2.to mention as worthy of attention; recommend 3.to express approval of; praise flaunt 1.to make a gaudy, ostentatious, conspicuous, impudent, or defiant display 2.to flutter or wave freely guile slyness and cunning in dealing with others husbandry careful, thrifty management; thrift; frugality; the science or art of farming ingenious clever, resourceful, original, and inventive; made or done in a clever or original way lugubrious very sad or mournful, esp. in a way that seems exaggerated or ridiculous mercurial having qualities suggestive of mercury; quick, quick-witted, volatile, changeable, fickle, etc. moiety .a half; either of two equal, or more or less equal, parts myriads of an indefinitely large number; countless; innumerable; of a highly varied nature orthodox .Adhering to the accepted or traditional and established faith, especially in religion. portentous 1.that portends evil; ominous 2.arousing awe or amazement; marvelous 3.ponderous or pompous; self-important propitious 1.favorably inclined or disposed; gracious: 2.boding well; favorable; auspicious 3.that favors or furthers; advantageous pungent sharp and piercing to the mind resilient 1.bouncing or springing back into shape, position, etc. after being stretched, bent, or, esp., compressed 2.recovering strength, spirits, good humor, etc. quickly; buoyant