 | Term | Definition |
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attenuate |
to make thin or lessen the force or magnitude |
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calcified |
inflexible, hardened |
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concomitant |
something that accompanies or exists concurrently with something else |
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divination |
fortelling the future by means of magic |
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epithet |
a term or phrase describing or characterizing |
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foremost |
first in rank, time, place, or position |
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goad |
to urge on in a negitive sense |
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impute |
to blame or to charge |
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influence |
authority, prestige |
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inveterate |
firmly established, habitual, deep-rooted |
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mellifluous |
sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding |
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monastic |
seclusion or simplicity of life |
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necromancy |
communicating with spirits; black magic |
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onus |
soemthing distasteful to bear that involves considerable difficulty |
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parasite |
an organism that lives on another organism but contributes nothing |
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potentate |
a monarch, very powerful ruler, sovereign |
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primeval |
ancient, relating to the earliest ages |
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ravenous |
urgently eager for food; craving satisfication or gratification |
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ribald |
vulgarly humorous, profane |
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sententious |
given to excessive moralizing |
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stint |
to limit to a certain ammount; to be frugal |
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theatrical |
overly dramatic, exaggerated in behavior |
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unnerve |
to cause to lose composure |
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visionary |
a dreamer; one who is impractical |
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zenith |
the highest point overhead, peak |
