Day 21
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amass
accumulate
uh-MAS
to accumulate or assemble a large quantity
amulet
lucky charm
AAM-yoo-liht
something worn as a charm against evil
balk
obstacle
bawk
obstacle, purposely to get on the way of
cantankerous
bad tempered
kan-TANG-ker-uhs
bad tempered ; quarrelsome
cloying
excessive
KLOY-ing
disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess; excessively sweet or sentimental
contemn
scorn
kun-TEM
to scorn
cozen
deceive
KUH-zun
to cheat or deceive
cravat
necktie
kruh-VAT
piece of linen worn around the neck as a tie
dereliction
abandonment
der-uh-LIK-shuhn
abandonment
dictum
authoritative statement
DIHK-tuhm
an authoritative statement; saying
disparate
dissimilar
DIH-spuh-ruht
fundamentally different
eddy
spiral movement
ED-ee
circular or spiral movement
ennui
boredom
ahn-WEE
feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from apathy
equivocation
speaking ambiguously
ih-kwiv-uh-KEY-shuhn
speaking ambiguously or equivocally esp. in order to mislead
exonerate
remove blame
ihg-ZAHN-uh-rayt
to remove blame
extricate
disentangle
EHK-strih-kayt
to free from, disentangle
hangar
garage
HANG-er
storage area (like garage) for a plane
inadvertent
unintentional
in-uhd-VUR-tnt
unintentional; not attentive
insularity
narrow-mindedness
IN-suh-ler-i-tee
narrow-mindedness ; interested only in one's own ideas etc.
jettison
discard
JEHT-ih-zuhn
to get rid of something that no longer is required; discard
monolithic
massive
mon-uh-LITH-ik
constituting of one piece; massive
morose
gloomy
muh-ROHS
sad or gloomy
nihilist
anarchist
Nahy-uh-liz-uhm
Person who believe that destruction of existing political or social institutions is necessary for future improvement
ornithologist
person who studies birds
awr-nuh-THOL-uh-jist
a person who studies birds
pertinent
relevant
PUR-tn-uhnt
relevant; suitable
picayune
insignificant
pik-ee-YOON
insignificant; of little value
pirate
use illegally
PY-rut
to use or reproduce illegally
politic
tactful
PAH-lih-tihk
prudent, shrewd
preclude
prevent
pri-KLOOD
prevent; make impossible; exclude
quagmire
difficult situation
KWAG-mir
a very difficult situation
quail
lose courage
kwayl
to lose courage
recreant
cowardly
REK-ree-uhnt
cowardly; apostate
rekindle
revive
ree-KIN-dl
to arouse or cause to be aroused again
replete
complete
rih-PLEET
abundantly provided; complete
retard
hinder
ri-TAHRD
to make slow; hinder
skeptical
doubtful
SKEP-ti-kuhl
doubtful; not gullible
skirmish
minor battle
SKUR-mish
minor battle; any brisk conflict or encounter
somnolent
drowsy
SAHM-nuh-luhnt
drowsy, sleepy; inducing sleep
subsume
include
suhb-SOOM
to bring under a rule; include
tacit
silently understood
TAA-siht
understood without being explicitly stated; suggested indirectly
teetotal
abstinence from alcohol
TEE-toht-l
never drinking alcohol
totter
walk unsteadily
TOT-er
walk unsteadily
turmoil
disturbance
TUR-moil
disturbance
vaunt
boast
vahnt
to boast
wag
funny person
wag
funny person