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mollify To placate; calm. alloy To combine metals, usually lowering the value by adding a cheaper metal. multitudinous Very numerous; consisting of many parts; crowded vicissitude A change or variation irrefragable Incapable of being refuted; indisputable. importunately Asking or questioning in an insistent manner; troublesomely or annoyingly. obeisance A physical gesture expressing respect or reverence pithy Precisely meaningful; cogent and terse. dissolute Lacking in moral restraint; loose. potentate One with power to lead or dominate over others; monarch. gratuitous Given without return or recompense; unearned; free Consecration (n) The act, ceremony, or state of being made sacred or holy Dolefully (Adj) Mournfully; done with grief or melancholy. Despondency (n) Depression of spirits through loss of courage or hope; dejection. Inscrutable (Adj) Not able to be fathomed or understood; enigmatic. Irrevocable (Adj) Irreversible; incapable of being retracted or undone Transmute (v) To change from one form or substance into another; transform Denizen (n) An inhabitant or resident. Choleric (adj) Bad-tempered Conjoin (v) To join together; connect; unite. Singular (Adj) Deviating strongly from the norm; rare; extraordinary sanctity holiness celestial heavenly expiate to atone for; make amends for torpid dormant zenith the point of culmination; peak admonish to advise of a fault; gently scold erudite scholarly penitence remorse for one's misdeeds malevolent spiteful, showing ill will contiguity the state of being adjacent, nearby, touching sagacity a keen intellect; a discerning nature commodious 1.) handy and serviceable; 2.) roomy; spacious transfigured changed the appearance of; metamorphosed iniquity wickedness propagate to reproduce or cause to reproduce somniferous tending to produce sleep odious inciting hate, repugnance, or disgust presentiments a prophetic sense of something to come machinations concealed working and scheming for some devious purpose abstruse hard to understand efficacious capable of producing an intended effect ethereal resembling air, as in lightness; airy temporal of, relating to, or limited by time imbibe 1.) to receive and retain in the mind 2.) to drink emaciated feeble, very thin tremulous marked by trembling or quivering unwonted being out of the ordinary; rare or unusual Providence divine guidance or care pillory to be exposed to public scorn apothecary one who prepares and sells drugs for medicinal purposes elixir a substance held capable of prolonging life indefinitely parochial 1. of or relating to a church parish 2. limited in scope; narrow and provincial manifestly obvious deportment behavior; bearing dearth scarcity penance an act of self-mortification or devotion performed by way of demonstrating contrition for sin intrinsic pertaining to the essential nature of a thing imperious domineering; overbearing Pallid pale dauntless fearless cabalistic having secret or hidden meaning; occult; mysterious pastoral of or relating to shepherds and rural life venerable worthy of reverence, adoration, or worship benevolence disposition to do good ligaments any unifying or connecting tie or bond vivify to give or bring life to; to animate fain readily; willingly emolument payment for one's job or for services rendered ascetic self-denying; austere; morally strict repugnance the state of feeling extreme dislike or aversion ulcerated affected with lesions of the skin, resulting in death of the tissue intimations a hint or other indirect sign; a subtle implication prolific producing offspring or fruit in great abundance caprice an impulsive change of mind anathema a vehement denunciation; curse phantasmagoric having to do with a fantastic sequence of haphazardly associative imagery, as seen in dreams or fever remonstrance n.: a speech or gesture of protest, objection, or reproof intervolutions n.: intertwining coils genial adj.: having a pleasant or friendly disposition; cordial; kindly; conducive to life or growth; giving warmth; mild obstinacy n.: the state or quality of being stubborn, inflexible, difficult to manage; an act or instance of stubbornness purport n. 1. the apparent meaning or purpose; import; significance perpetrate v. 1. to be guilty of; commit 2. to carry out; requital n.1. the act of making repayment 2.return, as for an injury of for some friendly act quaff v. 1. to drink heartily expostulation n. 1. the act of reasoning earnestly with someone in an effort to dissuade or correct; remonstrance feigned v. 1. to give a false appearance; to pretend; to sham Ponderous adj.: 1.having great weight; massive; huge 2. graceless or unwieldy from weight Inauspicious adj.: not fortunate or prosperous; ill-omened Indubitably adv.: in a manner too apparent to be doubted; unquestionably Heterodox adj.: not in agreement with accepted beliefs, especially church dogma Prefigured v.: suggested; indicated; represented by a model; foreshadowed Evanescent adj.: Vanishing or likely to vanish; transitory; fleeting Ignominy n.: dishonor; infamy; a disgraceful act or conduct Brazen adj.: made of brass; having a loud, resonant sound; impudent; bold Contumely n.: rudeness or contempt in behavior or speech; insolence Spectral adj.: of or resembling a specter; ghostly Preternaturally adv.: abnormally; exceptionally; in a way that differs from what is natural Sumptuary adj.: 1. regulating or limiting expenses 2. regulating personal behavior on moral or religious grounds conceit n. 1. vanity 2. fanciful thought or idea 3. and ingenious or witty thought or expression ineffable adj. 1. beyond expression, indescribable or unspeakable; 2. not to be uttered, taboo turgid adj. 1. swollen or distended; bloated 2. excessively ornate in style or language; grandiloquent florid adj. 1. flushed with rosy color; ruddy 2. heavily decorated; flowery. debauchee n.: a person who habitually indulges in dissipation or debauchery; libertine septic adj. 1. putrefied. 2. causing putrefaction dilatory 1. tending or intended to delay 2. characterized by procrastination; syn: slow, tardy. redolent adj. 1. fragrant; aromatic; having a sweet smell 2. suggestive; reminiscent amorphous adj. 1. without a definite form; lacking a specific shape 2. unorganized; formless. provincial adj. 1. of or relating to a province. 2. of or characteristic of people from the provinces; not fashionable or sophisticated. 3. limited in perspective; narrow and self-centered. superfluous adj. Excessive. More than is necessary. 2) Doing more than what is called for garrulous adj. 1. given to excessive and often trivial or rambling talk. 2. wordy and rambling supercilious adj. haughty; scornful; disdainful peremptory adj. putting an end to all debate or action; not allowing refusal or contradiction. contiguous adj. sharing an edge or boundary; nearby; adjacent sumptuous adj. lavish; suggesting great expense tumultuous adj. noisy; disorderly discordant adj. conflicting; not in accordance 2. disagreeable in sound innuendo v. A derogatory hint or reference to a person or a thing; an implication or insinuation (usually derogatory or. sexual) punctilious adj. attentive to finer points of etiquette than normal vestige n. a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something, the smallest amount of something. sporadic adj. occurring occasionally, irregularly, or in scattered, random instances. impel v. 1.) compel 2.) influence through moral pressure recompense n. compensation, reimbursement, payment mien n. manner or expression languor n. sluggishness, loss of energy or strength effluence n. a substance that flows out of something effervescence n. 1.) bubbly (literally or figuratively) 2.) lively in spirit; vivacity tempestuous adj. stormy, turbulent buccaneer n. pirate probity n. integrity animadversion n. critical remark