| Term | Definition |
|---|
| temperate | dispassionate,moderate |
| lewd | lustful |
| rescind | cancel |
| interminable | endless |
| overt | open to view,not secret |
| laconic | using few words,brief and to the point |
| stoical | Seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain;impassive |
| unseemly | indecent;inappropriate for time and place |
| incapacitating | 1. to deprive of ability, qualification, or strength; make incapable or unfit; disable. 2. (Law) to deprive of the legal power to act in a specified way or ways. |
| malinger | to pretend illness to avoid work |
| pre-eminent | distinguished,surpassing |
| invalid | n:a sickly person ; adj:unable to care for oneself due to infirmity or disability |
| propitious | auspicious |
| apprehensiveness | 1. quick to learn and understand 2. anxious and fearful of the future |
| acrimonius | caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc.: an acrimonious answer; an acrimonious dispute. |
| eclectic | selecting or choosing from various sources |
| burgeoning | To grow or develop rapidly |
| avarice | extreme greed for material wealth |
| affable | 1. Easy and pleasant to speak to; approachable 2.Gentle and gracious: an affable smile. |
| prevarication | To stray from or evade the truth; equivocate |
| cant | 1.to talk hypocritically 2.whiny speech 3.to speak jargon |
| empathy | Identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives |
| egocentric | Caring only about oneself only |
| pertinent | relating directly and significantly to the matter at hand; relevant;fitting;appropriate |
| impeach | to accuse,challenge,charge or question |
| sardonically | Scornfully or cynically mocking |
| tax | 1.make demands 2.accuse 3.wearingly burdensome |
| eulogy | speech or writing in praise of a person or thing |
| expeditiously | Acting or done with speed and efficiency |
| approbation | approval(official) |
| militant | aggressive character;belligerent |
| proselytizing | To convert (a person) from one belief, doctrine, cause, or faith to another |
| magnanimous | 1.Generous in forgiving; eschewing resentment or revenge; unselfish 2.noble |
| histrionically | 1.excessively dramatic and emotional 2.related to acting |
| propriety | 1.proper behavior or manners 2.appropriateness to the purpose or circumstances; suitability 3.correctness |
| inadvertent | 1.unintentional 2.not attentive;careless |
| eclipse | 1. reduction or loss of splendor, status, reputation etc 2.to make less outstanding or important by comparison; surpass 3.A fall into obscurity or disuse; a decline: "A composer . . . often goes into eclipse after his death and never regains popularity" (Time). |
| hyperbole | obvious and intentional exaggeration |
| consummate | 1.complete or perfect; supremely skilled; superb |
| specious | 1.Deceptively attractive 2.apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments |
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