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Prodigy

talented child

Discordant

not harmonious, harsh sounding

Volatile

tending towards violence EXPLOSIVE

Deplore

Feel strong disapproval

Impunity

Freedom from punishment, loss or harm

Ensue

Happen as result

Detriment

Harm, loss, something that causes damage, depreciation, or loss

Epitaph

A brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone

Incognito

A person in disguise; Having one's identity concealed or under disguise; With the real identity concealed

Juncture

A point in time, especially a crucial one; A joint or connection

Wallow

A pool of water or mud where animals roll around; To roll about or lie in water, snow, mud, etc. for refreshment

Entail

A restriction on property by limiting inheritance; To involve by necessity or as a consequence

Tether

A rope, chain, or similar restraint for holding something in place; To fasten with a rope, chain or the like

Excise

A tax on unnecessary goods;To remove by or as if by cutting

Taint

A trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful, a stain;To stain, tarnish, or contaminate

Myriad

A vast number of something; Too numerous to be counted

Avowed

Acknowledged or declared openly without shame

Indiscriminate

Without a restraint or control; Unselective

Proxy

a person who is given the authority to act or stand in for another

Wanton

One who is immoral; One who is undisciplined or spoiled; Done in an unjust, cruel or malicious manner, uncalled-for

Peruse

Read or examine carefully

Pertinent

Relating to the matter at hand; Relevant; To the point

Churlish

Rude, lacking good manners or politeness

Stoical

Seemingly unaffected by pleasure or pain; Unemotional; Impassive

Solicitious

Showing concern

Tawdry

Showy, cheap and tacky; Gaudy

Oblique

Slanting or sloping; Indirect

Tenet

An opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true by a person or especially by an organization; A doctrine

Fallacy

Any unsound mode of reasoning, or anything based on such reasoning; An error in thinking

Plausible

Appearing to be true, reasonable, or fair

Veritable

Being real or true; Genuine

Audacious

Bold, adventurous, recklessly daring

Pert

Characterized by a light and exuberant quality; Boldly forward in speech or behavior; Saucy

Proximity

Closeness, nearness

Repercussion

Consequence or result of something

Pivotal

Crucial importance

Divergent

Different

Trepidation

Fear

Aloof

Distant or reserved in manner; Withdrawn or remote; Uncaringly distant

Voracious

Eating with greediness or in very large quantities; Ravenous

Whimsical

Erratic in behavior or degree of unpredictability; Impulsive; Tending to act on sudden fanciful ideas

Barter

Exchange good or services

Finesse

Extreme delicacy or subtlety in action, performance, skill or discrimination; To accomplish by using cleverness, skill or good judgement

Gaunt

Lean and haggard

Jaunty

Lighthearted; Animated; Easy and carefree

Devoid

Not having or using, lacking

Prodigious

Of great size and power

Laggard

One who falls behind others because of moving slowly; Moving, developing or responding slowly, sluggish

Scapegoat

Someone 2 blame

Recourse

Source of help in difficult situation

Scoff

Speak mockingly

Vie

To compete; To strive for victory or superiority

Assert

To declare or state with force or confidence, to defend strongly

Ostracize

To exclude from public or private favor; To banish

Convey

To express; To communicate something

Venerate

To feel or show deep respect for, especially due to age or tradition; To honor

Deface

To injure or destroy the appearance of; To damage, mar or disfigure

Annul

To make or declare void or invalid, as a marriage or a law; To null

Jostle

To make or force one's way by pushing

Regale

To provide with great enjoyment; To entertain

Appease

To soothe by quieting anger; To calm or make satisfied

Sustain

To support, nourish, keep up; To maintain

Capitulate

To surrender or give up, end resistance; To throw in the towel

Avail

Use or take advantage of; help

Resolute

firm, Determined

Recluse

hermit

Bestow

to give as an honer, to present as a gift

Rankle

to irritate

Preclude

to prevent the occurrence of; to make impossible; to exclude from something

Delve

to search deeply, to dig

Awry

turned or twisted to one side

Servile

very submissive, like a slave


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