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Implement

To put into action; execute

Posset

a hot drink of sweetened and spiced milk curdled with ale or wine

Sullen

bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy

Inferior

below

Pithy

brief and full of meaning and substance; concise

Concise

brief and to the point

Terse

brief and to the point

Dictatorial

domineering; oppressively overbearing

Harrowing

extremely distressing; disturbing or frightening

Specialize

focus on one particular product, activity, or job

Candescent

glowing or dazzling often from great heat.

Cand

glowing, iridescent

Coveted

greedily desired or wished for

Iniquity

immoral or grossly unfair behavior

Folly

lack of good sense; foolishness

Haphazard

marked by lack of plan, order, or direction, random

Ignominy

public shame, disgrace, or dishonor

Russet

reddish brown

Botanist

scientist specializing in study of plants

Novelty

something new or unusual

Condensed

summarized adj. made smaller; shortened; merged

Frailty

the condition of being weak and delicate

catapult

to launch; a device for hurling objects, a slingshot

Abide

to put up with, to tolerate

Dict

to say

Gibe

to utter taunting words

Err

to wander, go astray, make a mistake

Infer

under, below

Trifiling

unimportant

Spry

Moving with quickness and ease; lively

Figment

Something invented or imaginary

Hardy

(adj.) able to bear up under difficult conditions or harsh treatment; brave and tough

Plebeian

(adj.) common, vulgar; belonging to the lower class; (n.) a common person, member of the lower class

Opprobrious

(adj.) damning; extremely critical; disgraceful (syn.) abusive, scurrilous, offensive

Apt

(adj.) suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn

Pestilence

A rapidly spreading and usually fatal disease

Harrow

Farming tool that breaks up soil (noun); painfully disturb or distress (verb), to distress, create stress or torment


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