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Term Definition
discomfit to embarrass and confuse
edification improvement or enlightenment
malfeasance misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official
feasible capable of being accomplished
surfeit condition of being too full; overabundance
magnum opus the greatest work of an artist, writer, or composer
madus operandi manner of working
opulent possessing or exhibiting great wealth; affluent
synergy the power that results from the combination of two or more forces
liturgy a pattern of prayer of worship
lethargy a state of sluggishness, inactivity, and apathy
laborious requiring mental or physical effort
belabor to discuss in too much detail -or- to attack
elaborate to explain in greater detail
stanch to stop the flow of
staunch firm and steadfast
extant still in existence; not destroyed
restive resisting authority; difficult to control
apropos with regard to
depose to remove from office or power
static having no motion or change
ecstasy intense joy or delight
stasis condition in which there is no change
entity a being
essence the most important ingredient; the crucial element
quintessential the most typical, ideal, or important
verdure grennery; fresh and ripe vegetation
verdant green; lush with vegetation
viridtiy lack of experience; innocent
candid open and sincere
candor frankness or sincerity of expression; openness
incandescent shining brilliantly
pallor extreme or unnatural paleness
pallid lacking color; dull
appall to fill with horror or disapproval
livid enraged; furious
denigrate to attack the character of; to mock
peccadillo a small sin or fault
impeccable having no flaws
peccant violating a moral law; sinful
pejorative negative and critical; insulting
impair to cause to dimishis, as in strength, value, or quality
malign to speak maliciously; insult
malinger to pretend to be sick in order to avoid something
malaise a sense of unease; depression
negligent not properly attentive
negligible unimportant; insignificant
negate to cancel the effect of; nullify
jocose cheerful; merry
jocular characterized by joking
festoon to drape or adorn festively
fete to honor with a banquet or feast
bacchic of or related to a wild celebration
bacchanal a drunken party or celebration
plaintive sorrowful; expressing or evoking mourning or sadness
plaint a lament or complaint
elegy a song or poem memorializing something or someone
elegiac mourning that which is lost or past; sorrowful
somnolent drowsy; sleepy
soporific causing sleep or fatigue
sopor sleep;drowsiness
languid lacking energy; weak
languor lack of physical or mental energy
vigilant on the alert; watchful
vigilante someone who takes law enforcement into his or her own hands
acquiesce to give in
requiem a song or religious service for the dead or lost
quittance a repayment; compensation

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  1. plaintive → sorrowful; expressing or evoking mourning or sadness - 125 misses
  2. languor → lack of physical or mental energy - 106 misses
  3. pejorative → negative and critical; insulting - 99 misses
  4. elegiac → mourning that which is lost or past; sorrowful - 94 misses
  5. somnolent → drowsy; sleepy - 91 misses
  6. languid → lacking energy; weak - 89 misses
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