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Prejudice
preconceived preference or idea; bias
Immaculate
perfectly clean
amiable
friendly, good-natured
Glum
moody; gloomy; dour
Facile
easily done
Analogy
a comparison of two different things that are similar in some way
Preserve
to protect; keep in good condition
neglect
pay no attention to
possessive
wanting to have or own something or someone, without sharing it with other people
Malignant
deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious
liberate
to set free
reversal
a decision to reverse an earlier decision
regret
to feel sad about a past action or loss
Voracious
having a huge appetite
Biodegrade
decay and become absorbed by the environment
Inversion
Turning inward or inside out
Uniformity
sameness
Philanthropist
someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being
Congenial
friendly; sociable; suitable
Sever
to separate, divide into parts
Imprint
a mark made by pressing
limerick
short, humorous poem
divulge
to tell, reveal; to make public
Diversity
differences among people
haiku
a Japanese poem written in three lines
sonnet
a fourteen line form of poetry
derogatory
critical or disrespectful
Console
to comfort
Diligence
persistent, conscientious hard work
Militant
combative
agitate
to upset or disturb
biased
favoring one side; prejudiced
vigor
healthy energy, forcefulness
Devise
to create
Invade
v. to enter by force in order to take over or to intrude; to enter in great numbers
Infiltrate
S: slip into, creep into, penetrate, to pass secretly into enemy territory
Irritate
to annoy
annoy
to bother; to make angry by repeated noise or action
contemplate
to give careful thought to; to ponder
Petite
Small
dismay
v. To cause feelings of fear, worry, or surprise. n. A sudden loss of courage because of fear or worry.
Dread
fear
phobia
abnormal fear of or aversion to specific things
elegant
tasteful, stylish, and beautiful
morose
gloomy, sullen, surly, despondent
meticulous
extremely careful
persue
to read carefully
broach
to mention
amass
to accumulate
benefactor
helper
irate
angry
terrain
an area of land; a region
condone
v. to pardon or overlook
candid
straightforward, completely honest;
edible
safe or fit to be eaten
revere
to regard highly with love and respect
vigilant
alert at all times; watchful
egress
an exit
fobile
weakness; frailty
boon
n. A welcome gift or blessing.
dubious
doubtful; uncertain
proclaim
to announce or declare
sumptuous
rich, magnificient
whimsical
playful or unpredictable
superfluous
extra, more than enough, redundant
solace
comfort, relief; to comfort, console
sagacious
wise
resilient
flexible
misanthrope
a person who hates or despises people
lethargy
inactivity
scrunity
careful examination
plunder
to steal
psychological
of the mind; mental
Punctual
on time; prompt; timely
obscure
difficult to see, vague
Notorious
known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
Meticulous
precise
Jeopardy
risk, hazard, peril
Peril
a state of danger involving risk
Decrepit
old and feeble; worn-out, ruined
robust
physically strong
Modest
humble; not boastful
earnest
serious and important; not light and playful
meager
small amount
maladroit
clumsy
rampant
uncontrolled
pernicious
harmful
arid
very dry
hygienic
clean, sanitary
dessicated
dried-out
pardon
to forgive,
sanitary
clean
contaminated
made unclean
odius
hateful
petty
unimportant
agenda
plan, schedule
lucid
clear
zephyr
gentle breeze
enumerate
to list
inopportune
untimely
pungent
sharp
shirk
avoid (esp. work)
credible
believable
veneer
thin surface layer
LAX
loose
anarchy
DISORDER
tangible
physical
lecture
speech
impede
to hinder
antipathy
aversion; dislike
pacifist
one who is in opposition of war or violence
posthumously
occurring after death
penultimate
second to last
verbose
wordy
Poleis
city-states
genre
category
skeptic
disbeliever
bellicose
warlike
feeble
weak
hypothetical
supposed but not necessarily real or true
antagonize
to annoy or provoke anger, to make angry
distribute
to give things out
deviation
turning away from the regular standard or course
wily
sly; clever
waning
declining
cognizant
aware
meandering
winding back and forth
bane
a burden
indelible
permanent, not erasable
ostracize
to exclude
paragon
ideal; model
valorous
brave
assuage
to lessen
irrational
unreasonable
precarious
dangerous, risky
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