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Word List Day 24
Word | Definition |
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squalid | foul filthy |
undulate | to move in wavelike fashion fluctuate |
fagged | too tired |
shrewd | astute; showing sound judgement |
hollow | not soled with hole |
harbinger | One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner. |
august | majestic; venerable |
conspicuous | easily seen remarkable |
epiphany | A Christian feast celebrating the manifestation of the divine nature of Jesus to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi. |
rife | widespread |
evince | to show clearly to indicate |
Pastiche | work (usually artistic) which imitates |
gaucherie | socially awkward; tactless behavior |
snare | trap |
rancorous | feeling bitterness; spitefulness |
finical | too fussy about food clothing etc. |
mellifluous | sweetly flowing |
macabre | gruesome; suggesting death |
uncouth | rough awkward |
amortize | end (a debt) by setting aside money |
obviate | to make unnecessary get rid of |
levity | lack of seriousness |
ascetic | practicing self-denial; austere; stark |
delineate | to portray depict sketch out |
paean | song of praise or triumph |
nadir | lowest; weakest point |
emote | stir up excite |
fervor | warmth of feelings earnestness |
congeal | make or become stiff and solid |
verve | spirit vigor enthusiasm |
gauche | hence; awkward |
lope | move along with long strides |
expostulate | argue earnestly to dissuade correct or protest |
discourse | speech lecture |
lionize | treat as a famous person |