Day 12
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agile
active
AJ-uhl
active; quick-moving
aloof
reserved
uh-LOOF
reserved, indifferent
antagonism
hostility
an-TAG-uh-niz-uhm
hostility; strong opposition
apostate
traitor
uh-PAHS-tayt
one who abandons a long-held religious or political path; traitor
assail
to attack
uh-SAYL
to attack violently, especially with arguments
bacchanalian
drunken
bak-uh-NEYL-yuh
involving large amounts of alcohol ; pertaining to revelry
banality
dullness
buh-NAL-i-tee
ordinariness; dullness
beatify
bless
bee-AT-uh-fy
to regard as saintly ; to bless
calipers
measuring instrument
KAL-uh-per
metal supports attached to the legs; measuring instrument
congruent
agreeing
KONG-groo-uhnt
accordant; agreeing; harmonious [congruency (n)]
dearth
scarcity
durth
insufficient supply ; scarcity
defunct
extinct
dih-FUHNGKT
no longer in existence
dissemble
conceal
dihs-SEHM-buhl
to present a misleading appearance
dormant
inactive
DAWR-muhnt
in a state of inactivity
essay
attempt
e-SAY
to try or make an attempt
ethos
philosophy
EE-thohs
the moral ideas and attitudes of a particular group; philosophy
faddish
whimsical
FAD-ish
whimsical; following a fashion
filigree
delicate ornamental work
FIL-uh-gree
delicate ornamental work, especially of delicate lacelike patterns
flop
fail miserably
flop
fail miserably
foster
promote
FAW-ster
promote, nurture
frugality
economizing
fru-GAA-luh-tee
quality of being prudent in saving
impecunious
without money
ihm-pih-KYOO-nee-uhs
having no money ; lacking funds
inebriation
drunkenness
in-EE-bree-than
drunkenness; intoxication
juncture
point of time
JUHNK-chuhr
a particular point of time in a series of events
masochist
person gratified by pain
MAS-uh-kist
person who intentionally inflicts pain on himself
obsolete
outmoded
ob-suh-LEET
out of use or practice; no longer valid
omniscient
divine
ahm-NIH-shehnt
having infinite knowledge or understanding
pandemic
widespread
pan-DEM-ik
widespread; occurring over a large area
parched
dried up
pahrch
dried up
permeate
penetrate
PUHR-mee-ayt
to penetrate; spread throughout
posit
propose as real
PAH-siht
to propose as real; postulate
raucous
harshly loud
RAW-kuhs
rough and unpleasant (of sound)
rejuvenate
reinvigoration
ri-JOO-vuh-neyt
to make young again; reinvigoration
repine
complain
ri-PYNE
to complain
sagacious
wise
suh-GAY-shuhs
having sound judgment; wise
sober
self-controlled
SOH-ber
self-controlled, especially in the use of liquor; quiet in demeanor
spurious
false
SPYOOR-ee-us
lacking validity; false
sundry
miscellaneous
SUN-dree
miscellaneous
trifling
trivial
TRAHY-fling
trivial
trilogy
set of three
TRIL-uh-jee
set of three
tumult
agitation
TUH-muhlt
state of confusion; agitation
unalloyed
undiluted
UNAL-oid
not mixed or intermingled with any other thing; undiluted
utilitarian
practical
yoo-tih-lih-THE-ree-uhn
designed for use rather than beauty; practical
vacuous
empty
VAK-yoo-uhs
lacking intelligence; empty
vicissitude
variation
vih-SIH-sih-tood
variation; ups and downs; unexpected change