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connotation suggested or implied meaning of a word or expression chronic long-lasting and recurrent; characterized by long suffering preclude to prevent; to make impossible, especially beforehand prodigal wastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant; one who is wasteful and self-indulgent languid lacking energy or vitality; sluggish hypocritical the pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess enervate to deprive of force or strength; destroy the vigor of; weaken disparage to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle cupidity eager or excessive desire, especially to possess something; greed; avarice. apathy absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement augment to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase reticent disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved incoherent without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed; rambling heresy opinion or doctrine at variance with the orthodox or accepted doctrine, especially of a church or religious system importune to press or beset with solicitations; demand with urgency or persistence extol to praise highly; laud; eulogize enigma a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation; a person of puzzling or contradictory character provincial having or showing the manners, viewpoints, etc., considered characteristic of unsophisticated inhabitants of a province; rustic; narrow or illiberal; parochial repudiate to reject as having no authority or binding force shibboleth a word, expression, or custom that distinguishes a particular group of persons from all others