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Word List Day 15
Word | Definition |
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morbid | diseased; unhealthy (e.g.. about ideas) |
superfluous | more then is needed or wanted |
equipoise | equal distribution of weight equilibrium |
veer | change direction |
benign | kind and gentle |
lackluster | (of eyes) dull |
chastisement | punishment |
breach | opening; broken place; breaking |
rarefy | to make thin to make less dense to purify or refine |
dissent | have a different opinion refuse to assent |
neophyte | person who has been converted to a belief |
reticence | uncommunicativeness |
pious | dutiful to parents; devoted to religion |
trudge | walk heavily |
thrift | care economy thriving prosperous |
daunt | intimidate make fearful |
veneration | regard with deep respect |
grave | serious requiring; consideration |
frenetic | frantic; frenzied |
disheveled | untidy |
temperate | showing self-control |
impiety | lack of reverence or dutifulness |
blas | bored with pleasure or dissipation |
scalding | hot enough to boil |
irresolute | hesitating; undecided |
rave | act with excessive enthusiasm |
heresy | belief contrary to what is generally accepted |
guile | deceit; cunning |
fret | worry; irritation; wear away |
chicanery | legal trickery/false argument |
telltale | That gives warning or information |
feckless | lacking purpose or vitality ineffective careless |
ardor | enthusiasm |
debacle | a breakup overthrow sudden disaster |
tawdry | cheap gaudy showy tacky |