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5872252712acuity (n.)sharpness, keenness0
5872252713adept (v.)having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude1
5872252714admonish (v.) ; admonition (n.)warn, scold ; caution2
5872252715ambiguous (adj.)unclear in meaning (two possible interpretations)3
5872252716apocalyptic (adj.)involving or portending widespread devastation or ultimate doom4
5872252717apocryphal (adj.)of questionable authenticity / shady5
5872252718appellation (n.)a name, title, or designation6
5872252719archetype (n.) ; archetypal (adj.)an original model, pattern, or type (after an original model)7
5872252720ascertain (v.)to determine, to find out8
5872252721assiduous (adj.)diligent, persistent9
5872252722baize (n.)a type of coarse woolen cloth, often green, usually used for covering card tabes10
5872252723base (adj.)inferior, dishonorable11
5872252724bastion (n.)a well-fortified position12
5872252725berate (v.)to rebuke, reprimand, or scold13
5872252726bourgeoisie (n.)the middle class; in Marxist theory, the social group opposed to the proletariat (working class)14
5872252727calumny (n.)slander, a false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation15
5872252728cant (n.)tedious talk, monotonous talk filled with platitudes16
5872252729censure (v.)to reprimand, to excommunicate (expel, as from the priesthood)17
5872252730coarse (adj.)lacking refinement or rough grained in texture18
5872252731confute (v.)to prove to be wrong or error19
5872252732connoisseur (n.)a person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts20
5872252733corporeal (adj.)having physical substance, material form21
5872252734decry (v.)express strong disapproval of22
5872252735defer (v.) ; deference (n.)submit or yield to another's wish or opinion23
5872252736deliquesce (v.)to disappear as if by melting24
5872252737dilatory (adj.)inclined to waste time and lag behind25
5872252738disparage (v.)to criticize someone or something in a way that shows you do not respect or value them26
5872252739draught (n.)a current of unpleasant cold air blowing through a room (archaic for draft)27
5872252740dray (n.)a large low carriage with four wheels pulled by horses28
5872252741dyspeptic (adj.) ; dyspepsia (n.)always angry or easily annoyed or having indigestion29

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