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Permeate to spread throughout Etymology the study of words and their origins Prevaricator a liar Abscond to depart suddenly and secretly Nefarious evil Gregarious friendly Ostracized to set apart Malleable capable of being changed Stereotyped unoriginal, conventional Stilted pompous in speech Arid dry Intersperse to scatter here and there Perturb to disturb or annoy Pariah an outcast Assimilate to incorporate, to make similar, to absorb Choleric hot-tempered, easily angered Transcend to rise above Transient moving from place to place Emaciated extremely thin Stringent strict Prodigal wasteful Askance a disapproving look Inscrutable mysterious Intercessor a go between Interim time between Intrepid brave Fortuitous lucky Aphorism a wise saying Aplomb calmness Maudlin overly sentimental Opulent rich or wealthy Rife abundant or plentiful Embody to make a part of, to represent Aghast filled with horror or shock Chronic constant, continuing for a long time Intelligentsia the highly educated Archaic outdated Chicanery trickery Pandemonium disorder on a grand scale Fraught full of Nemesis a rival or opponent Nepotism favoritism shown to relatives Noisome smelly Nomadic wandering from place to place Nominal in name only Bland dull, boring Enigma a riddle, puzzle, or something mysterious Infrastructure the fundamental facilities of a city or country (schools, transportation, hospitals, bridges) Esoteric not easily understood Cursory looking quickly over something Nonplussed confused Bifurcated cut in two Hackneyed overused Haggard worn out Verbatim word for word Verbose using too many words Exorbitant excessive Verdant green Modicum a small amount Momentous of great importance Demise something's end Miserly cheap or stingy Dystopian a futuristic society that seems perfect, but really is not Abhor to hate Deter to prevent Mollify to calm or appease Buttress to support Cacophony unpleasant sound Shoddy inferior quality Shrew a scold Sidled to move closer to in a stealth manner Facetious joking Simulated pretended Disheveled messy Disparaging cutting down Impetus motivation Tenet a major belief Subservient acting like a servant Impasse a deadlock Terse brief, concise Disparity an inequality Sinister wicked Skittish easily frightened Soiree a party Dissenter one who differs in opinion Dissuade to persuade someone not to do something Distraught extremely upset Somnambulist a sleepwalker Divulge to make known Sophisticated refined; cultured Implement to put into place Rampant widespread Erudite learned, well-read, scholarly Fallible capable of making mistakes Stoic indifferent to pleasure and pain Doleful sad Dogma a set of specific beliefs Dulcet soothing; pleasing to the ear Sporadic occasional; not all the time Spurious fake Squalid dirty; foul Ecstatic extremely happy Edict an official order; a decree Stentorian extremely loud Precocious mentally advanced beyond one's years Ruminate to think over Benign harmless Precursor something that comes before Adulation excessive admiration Impervious incapable of being injured Ebullient joyful; excited Edify to educate Devoid without Diatribe abusive speech Reticent shy Retract to take back Dilate to open wide Dilettante a person who talks as if they know a lot about something (usually art), but really do not Diminutive little Revered regarded with deep respect Disconcerted confused Implore to beg Hasten to hurry Ubiquitous everywhere Obdurate stubborn Culpable blameworthy Acrimony bitterness Inculcate to instill Fiasco a complete failure Furtive secretive Loquacious talkative Compunction guilt Reiterated said again; repeated Regression a going back Concur to agree Distend to stick out, to expand, to swell Eccentric a person that is peculiar or odd Resolute firm in belief Rotund round Indefatigable tireless, incapable of being worn out Volatile tending to erupt in violence Affable friendly, easy to get along with Callow immature Clemency mercy, forgiveness Inclement severe, rough, stormy Futile useless Commuted to change to something less severe Inalienable not subject to being taken away Refulgent shinning Subterfuge a trick Subversive undermining or destructive Epigram a short, witty expression Succinct brief, concise Succulent juicy Imperative of the greatest importance Pungent foul smelling Embellish to enhance or exaggerate Apathy a lack of interest or concern Contrite sorry Incorrigible not able to be saved, unredeemable Condoned overlooked or forgiven Conduit a means of transmitting information (a tube or pipe through which something passes) Conflagration a raging fire Eradicate to wipe out Endorse to give approval to Confluence a merging, a coming together Inane meaningless, pointless Enhance to make better Reminiscent reminding of the past Incarcerate to imprison Hiatus a break Mendicant a beggar Interminable unending Deft highly skilled Castigate to scold Avarice greed Anomaly an irregularity, an abnormality Reverie a daydream Lucid mentally alert, rational Ludicrous absurd Malign to speak badly of Writhe to contort the body as in agony Zenith highest point, the peak Destitute poor Apparition a ghost or phantom Cognizant aware Alleviate to lessen Dally to waste time, to loiter Infirm feeble or weak Importune to beg Precluded made impossible, prevented Derogatory belittling, disparaging Hamlet a small village Trepidation fear Confound to confuse Recluse a hermit Redundant already stated, repetitive Sully to tarnish Ephemeral short lived Neophyte a beginner