Day 13
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admonitory
containing warning
ad-MON-i-tawr-ee
containing warning
aerie
nest of a bird
AYR-ee
nest of a bird; an elevated dwelling
affected
artificial
uh-FEHK-tihd
changed in an artificial way; phony
ail
cause trouble
eyl
to cause pain or trouble to; to be ill
apt
suitable
apt
suitable; unusually intelligent
articulate
to express clearly
ahr-TIH-kyuh-luht
to pronounce or express oneself clearly
bifurcate
divide
bi-FUHR-kayt
to divide into two branches
bombastic
pompous
bahm-BAAST-ihk
pompous
carping
querulous
KAHR-ping
characterized by petulant faultfinding; complaining
chasten
chastise
CHAY-sun
to correct by punishment
coercion
force
koh-UR-shuhn
use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance
compendium
abridgement
kuhm-PEN-dee-uhm
a brief, comprehensive account of a subject ; abridgement
conciliate
appease
kuhn-SIL-ee-eyt
to bring together; end a dispute; reconcile
coterie
clique
KOH-tuh-ree, koh-tuh-REE
a group of people with a similar purpose; clique
desiccate
dehydrate
DEH-sih-kayt
to dry out completely ; dehydrate
discomfit
disconcert
dis-KUM-fit
to make somebody feel confused or embarrassed ; frustrate
enunciate
speak clearly
ih-NUHN-see-yet
to speak or pronounce clearly
evanescent
vanishing
e-vahn-E-sunt
tending to disappear; vanishing
evasive
deceitful
ih-VEY-siv
not willing to give clear answers
existential
pertaining to existence
eg-zi-STEN-shuhl
pertaining to existence
fissure
crevice
FISH-er
a narrow opening ; crevice
gaunt
skinny
gawnt
emaciated; bony and angular; skinny
husk
skin
huhsk
outer part of anything, especially when worthless
indignity
humiliation
In-dig-ni-tee
abusive treatment; an injury to a person's dignity
indolence
laziness
IN-dl-uhns
laziness
insurgent
rebellious
in-SUR-juh-nt
of or characteristic of rebel; rebellious
irate
angry
ahy-RAYT
angry
laud
praise highly
lawd
to praise highly
mendicant
beggar
MEHN-dih-kuhnt
a beggar
miscellany
varied collection
MIS-uh-ley-nee
a collection of different kinds of things
nice
extremely precise
nys
extremely precise
opprobrium
public disgrace
uh-PRO-bree-uhm
public disgrace
premature
occurring too soon
pree-muh-CHOOR
occurring, coming, or done too soon
propriety
appropriateness
pruh-PRIE-uh-tee
conformity to standards of good behavior, manners etc.; appropriateness
punctilious
precise
punk-TIL-ee-us
extremely careful in matters of behavior and conduct; precise
regicide
killing of king
REJ-uh-sahyd
killing of a king
rococo
highly-decorated
roh-kuh-KOH
highly decorated; style of architecture in 18th century in Europe
sanity
soundness of mind
SAN-i-tee
soundness of mind and judgment
sequence
series
SEE-kwuhns
succession, series
shrewd
clever
shrood
astute, clever
sycophant
flatterer
SIH-kuh-fuhnt
someone who tries to flatter or please for personal gain
taunt
scornful reproach
tawnt
scornful reproach, mock
unequivocal
unambiguous
uhn-ee-KWIH-vih-kuhl
unambiguous, plain
usury
charging exorbitant interest
YOO-zhuh-ree
practice of lending money at extremely high rates
verdant
green with vegetation
VUHR-dnt
green with vegetation; inexperienced