Day 11
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aberrant
deviant
uh-BER-unt
deviating from the normal; exceptional
adversity
hardship
ad-VER-si-tee
a condition marked by misfortune, calamity, or distress; a calamitous event
avuncular
kind & friendly
uh-VUHNG-kyuh-ler
kind and friendly towards young people; like an uncle
blasphemy
offends religious sentiments
BLAS-fuh-mee
speech which offends religious sentiments
capitulate
surrender
kuh-PIH-choo-layt
to submit completely; surrender
complacent
contented
kuhm-PLEY-suhnt
satisfied with oneself or with the situation
corporeal
bodily
kawr-PAWR-ee-uhl
bodily, tangible
cower
crouch
KOU-er
to crouch in fear or shame
detumescence
reduction of swelling
dee-too-MES-uhns
diminishing of swelling
dexterity
skill
dek-STER-i-tee
skill, esp. with hands
disheveled
untidy
dih-SHEV-uhld
untidy; hanging in disorder
egress
exit
EE-gres
exit
ensconce
settle
ehn-SKAHNS
establish firmly in a position
entreat
ask earnestly
en-TREET
to ask earnestly
espouse
marry
ih-SPOUZ
to marry; to give one's support to
euthanasia
mercy killing
yoo-thuh-NEY-zhuh
giving a painless death to a person who is suffering from a disease
expository
explanatory
ik-SPOZ-i-tawr-ee
intended to explain something
factotum
handyman
fak-TOH-tuhm
a person who can do all kinds of work
fervid
passionate
FUHR-vihd
vehement in spirit; passionate
forbear
refrain from
fawr-BAIR
refrain from; to endure
hasten
accelerate
HEY-suhn
to cause to hurry; accelerate; rush
idolatry
idol worship
ahy-DOL-uh-tree
religious worship of idols ; blind devotion
impinge
encroach
im-PINJ
to have an effect ; encroach
implicit
implied
im-PLIS-it
implied ; understood without being directly expressed
ingress
entrance
IHN-grehs
entrance; act of going or coming in
invective
abusive language
ihn-VEK-tihv
abusive language
judicious
correct in judgement
joo-DIH-shuhs
sensible & careful; wise
levity
frivolity
LEH-vih-tee
lack of seriousness; frivolity
modest
limited
MOD-ist
bashful; unpretentious; not excessive
ominous
threatening
OM-uh-nuhs
portending evil or harm; threatening
patronize
condescend
PEY-truh-nahyz
condescend to; behave in an arrogant manner towards
plastic
moldable
PLAA-stihk
moldable
precept
rule of conduct
PREE-sept
rule establishing standards of conduct
presentiment
premonition
pri-ZEN-tuh-nuhnt
a feeling that something might happen; premonition
presumption
arrogance
pri-ZUHMP-shuhn
behavior that is too confident and shows a lack of respect for others; something that is thought to be true
prudence
caution
PROO-dehns
caution; wisdom
pulchritude
beauty
PUHL-kruh-tood
beauty
rebuttal
denial
ri-BUHT-l
an act of refuting or disproving sth
recapitulate
summarize
re-kuh-PITCH-oo-layt
to repeat concisely
serendipity
accidental discovery
ser-uhn-DIP-i-tee
fortunate coincidence; unsought discovery
skiff
small boat
skif
small boat
solvent
financially sound
SAHL-vunt
able to meet financial obligations
soot
black powder
soot
black powder that is produced when wood, coal etc. is burnt
synthesis
combining into whole
SIN-thuh-sus
the combination of parts to make a whole
wary
cautious
WAIR-ee
cautious and watchful