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Dearth to Quixotic
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Dearth (n)
Lack; scarcity
The dearth of her week was happiness.
Legacy (n)
Handed down from the past; a bequest
The seniors' legacy to the school was a standard of being to best class.
Garrulous (adj)
Talkative; chatty
Ever since her date with her boyfriend, she was very garrulous.
Touchstone (n)
A standard; a test of authenticity or quality
The touchstone for an IWA student is to be honest and kind.
Faction (n)
A group, usually a small part of a larger group
Stigmatize (v)
To brand with disgrace; to set a mark of disgrace upon
Corollary (n)
Something that follows; a natural consequence
Innocuous (adj)
Harmless; banal
Flagrant (adj)
Glaringly bad; notorious; scandalous
Quixotic (adj)
Romantic or idealistic to a foolish or impractical degree
Febrile (adj)
Having or showing the symptoms of a fever; having or showing a great deal or nervous excitement or energy
Furtive (adj)
Secretive; sly
Incredulous (adj)
Unwilling or unable to believe something
Interminable (adj)
Endless; unceasing
Obliquely (adj)
Not in a direct way; indirectly
Pernicious (adj)
Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way; damaging; destructive
Sardonic (adj)
Grimly mocking or cynical
Ultimatum (n)
A final demand or statement of terms, the rejection of which will result in retaliation or a breakdown in relations
Writhe (v)
Make continual twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body
Beseech (v)
Ask (someone) urgently and fervently to do something; implore; entreat
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