Day 10
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acidulous
sour
uh-SI-juh-luhs
sour or sharp in taste or behavior
alcove
recess
AL-kohv
recess; partially enclosed place
amenity
comfort
uh-MEN-i-tee
a feature that provides comfort or pleasure
arrogate
claim without justification
AA-ruh-gayt
to claim for oneself without right
aseptic
surgically clean
uh-SEP-tik
surgically clean; free from living germs of disease
bereft
deprived
bih-REFT
robbed or deprived of something
blandishment
flattery
BLAN-dish-muhnt
flattery
brazen
shameless
BREY-zuhn
shameless
byzantine
complex
BI-zan-teen
complex
cajole
coax
kuh-JOL
use flattery to persuade
candor
candidness
kan-der
frankness; openness; sincerity of expression
catharsis
purification of emotions
kuh-THAHR-sihs
purification of emotions; cleansing
causal
expressing a cause
KAW-zuhl
expressing or implying a cause
circumvent
avoid
sur-kuhm-VENT
avoid; bypass
countervail
counterbalance
koun-ter-VEYL
counterbalance
disjointed
disconnected
dis-JOIN-tid
lacking order ; disconnected
edify
instruct
EH-duh-fie
to instruct
effervescence
bubbly
ef-er-VES-uhns
state of enthusiasm and liveliness ; process of producing small bubbles of gas
eloquent
well-spoken
EHL-uh-kwunt
well-spoken; having the power of fluent speech
expatriate
to send to exile
ik-SPEY-shee-eyt
to send to exile
futile
pointless
FYOOT-l
useless or pointless
harbinger
omen
HAHR-bin-jer
anything that foreshadows a future event
incantation
magic spell
in-kan-TEY-shuhn
prayer; a magic spell; enchantment
inductee
novice
in-duhk-TEE
novice; beginner
intemperate
excessive
in-TEM-per-it
excessive; immoderate
interregnum
interval
in-tuh-REG-nuhm
interval between reigns or governments
ossified
rigidly conventional
AH-suh-FYD
changed into bone; made rigidly unreceptive to change
panegyric
formal praise
paan-uh-JEER-ihk
formal or elaborate praise
peccadillo
slight offense
pehk-uh-DIH-loh
a slight offense or sin
pedagogue
teacher
PEHD-uh-gahg
teacher
pragmatist
practical person
PRAG-muh-tist
practical person; one who is concerned with usefulness
provoke
vex, incite
pruh-VOHK
to make angry; to incite
quarantine
isolation
KWAWR-uh-n-teen
isolation to prevent the spread of disease
retrench
cut down
rih-TREHNCH
to cut down; to reduce
serration
toothed edge
se-REY-shuhn
a toothed edge or formation
tadpole
immature form of frogs
TAD-pohl
immature form of frogs
tenet
doctrine
TEN-it
any opinion, especially one held by a group; doctrine
terse
concise
turs
concise; to the point
toady
sycophant
TOH-dee
one who flatters, sycophant
tranquil
peaceful
TRANG-kwil
peaceful, calm
unfetter
set free
uhn-FET-er
set free
venial
excusable
VEE-nee-uhl
easily excused or forgiven; minor
welter
turmoil
WEL-tur
a state of commotion, turmoil or confusion
yarn
narration
yahrn
a long story of adventure; fibers for knitting
zephyr
gentle breeze
ZEH-fuhr
a gentle breeze; anything of light quality