- abominable: disgusting, evil
- augment: add to or supplement;expand
- baffle: perplex;confuse
- ballad: lyrical song or poem;tale
- bolster: give support/strengthen
- capricious: unpredictable, fickle
- careen: wildly rush forward, hurtle
- curtail: reduce
- deduce: conclude through logic, infer
- disheveled: untidy, mess
- distort: twist
- dread: great fear, terror
- drub: hit or beat repeatedly
- egotist: person with an exaggerated sense of importance
- empirical: based on experience, firsthand
- enunciate: speak clearly
- erupt: explode
- expose: make visible, reveal
- extant: still in existence, surviving
- facade: front of a building, exterior
- faction: small group within a larger group
- flaunt: show off/parade
- fortify: protect, strengthen
- garish: tastelessly showy, tacky
- genial: cheerfully easy going;friendly
- glut: excessively abundant supply, surplus
- ignite: set on fire, kindle
- lanky: extremely thin; scrawny
- machination: crafty plot for gain, scheme
- mandate: order from a position of authority; decree
- manifest: readily visible, obvious
- melee: noisy fight;skirmish
- parity: uniform equivalence/equality
- penchant: strong taste or ability for something, tendency
- perennial: lasting a long time, enduring
- plaudit: enthusiastic approval;praise
- polarize: divide
- pomp: big public display;ceremony
- pragmatic: practical
- precept: rule, law
- progeny: offspring, children
- prudent: wise, sensible
- prune: cut back, trim
- rapport: bond, harmonious relationship
- redoubtable: intimidating, formidable
- scamper: run quickly;dash
- scrupulous: attentive to detail/careful, meticulous
- scrutiny: close examination
- seminal: influencing future events, significant
- solace: relief from sorrow;comfort
- subsequent: following in order
- surpass: become greater than, exceed
- trove: collection, treasure
- turpitude: depravity
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