Day 16
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accrue
accumulate
uh-KROO
to increase or accumulate over a period of time
adorn
decorate
uh-DAWRN
to decorate or enhance
bask
to lie in light
bask
to lie in pleasant warmth; to enjoy a pleasant situation
calumniate
slander
kuh-LUM-nee-ayt
to make false statements; slander
conceal
hide
kuhn-SEEL
to withdraw from observation; hide
conciliatory
placid
kuhn-SIL-ee-uh-tawr-ee
placid, soothing
contravene
contradict
kahn-truh-VEEN
to contradict or deny; act contrary to
coquette
flirt
koh-KET
a woman who flirts with men to win their admiration
cosset
pamper
KAH-suht
to treat with care; pamper
cupidity
greed
kyoo-PIH-dih-tee
eager or strong desire; greed
cynicism
acrimony
SIN-uh-si-zum
a quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness
deleterious
harmful
dehl-ih-TEER-ee-uhs
injurious to health; harmful
discredit
disbelieve
dis-KRED-it
refuse to believe ; disbelieve
ebullience
lively expression
ih-BOOL-yunts
the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts
edible
eatable
ED-uh-buhl
fit to be eaten
effulgent
glowing
ih-FOOL-juhnt
brilliantly shining; radiant
fecund
fertile
FEE-kuhnd, FEH-kuhnd
productive, fertile
flagrant
blatant
FLEY-gruhnt
conspicuously bad, offensive, or reprehensible
flail
thresh
fleyl
tool used to thresh grain; to thresh; to wave arms about wildly
flora
plant kingdom
FLAWR-uh
plants of a specific area or period of history
gust
outburst
guhst
outburst of feeling; sudden rain wind etc
ilk
type
ihlk
type or kind
incorporate
include
in-KAWR-puh-reyt
to include something into another thing
indecorous
unseemly
in-DEK-er-uhs
unseemly; inappropriate (of behavior)
indigence
poverty
IN-di-juhns
extremely impoverished condition ; poverty
indulge
gratify
in-DUHLJ
gratify; allow oneself to follow one's will; be lenient
inter
bury
ihn-TUHR
to bury a dead body
inundate
overwhelm
IH-nuhn-dayt
to cover or overwhelm
invincible
unconquerable
in-VIN-suh-buhl
too strong to be defeated; insurmountable
irresolute
indecisive
ih-REZ-uh-loot
unable to decide what to do
maculated
spotted
MAK-yuh-litd
spotted
minatory
threatening
MIN-uh-tor-ee
threatening
oligarchy
government with few hold power
OL-i-gahr-kee
form of government in which only a small group of people hold the power
plagiarism
piracy
PLEY-juh-riz-uhm
taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas
presumptuous
taking liberties
pre-ZUMP-shoo-us
taking liberties; impertinently bold
proscribe
forbid
proh-SKRYB
to outlaw or prohibit; denounce as harmful
rabble
mob
RAB-uhl
crowd; the lower classes
regale
entertain
ri-GAYL
to delight or entertain
rent
torn
rent
torn; split apart
repose
relaxation
rih-POHZ
relaxation
rescind
repeal
ri-SIND
to invalidate or repeal
sash
band
sash
long strip worn round the waist
steep (adj.)
exorbitant
steep
having an almost vertical slope; exorbitant
vapid
dull
VAP-id
tasteless, dull
vitriolic
caustic
vih-tree-AH-lihk
burning, caustic; sharp, bitter