Day 22
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callous
insensitive
KAL-uhs
insensitive to others feelings
cognitive
act of thinking
KOG-ni-tiv
concerned with act of thinking or perceiving
debility
weakness
dih-BIL-i-tee
weakness; incapacity
detraction
verbal attack
di-TRAK-shun
the act of belittling the reputation of a person, work etc.
diaphanous
transparent
dy-AF-uh-nus
transparent or gauzy; thin and delecate
diminutive
small
dih-MIHN-yuh-tihv
small; little; tiny
enigmatic
mysterious
en-ig-MAT-ik
mysterious
ethereal
heavenly
ih-THEER-ee-uhl
heavenly, spiritual, delicate
exculpate
exonerate
EHK-skuhl-payt
to clear from a blame
exemplify
illustrate
ig-ZEM-pluh-fahy
to serve as a good example
fawn
flatter excessively
fahn
to flatter or praise excessively; grovel
fidelity
loyalty
fi-DEL-i-tee
quality of being loyal to someone ; exactness
grandiloquent
pompous
gran-DIL-uh-kwuhnt
using complicated and pompous language
impetuous
impulsive
ihm-PEH-choo-uhs
acting without thinking; impulsive
impiety
irreverence
im-PAHY-i-tee
lack of reverence or dutifulness
inculcate
implant
ihn-KUHL-kayt
to implant ideas or principles in somebody's mind, especially by repeating them
inertia
inactivity
in-UR-shuh
inactivity; lethargy
instigate
provoke
IN-sti-geyt
to start; provoke
interloper
intruder
IHN-tuhr-loh-puhr
trespasser; meddler in others' affairs
jibe
to agree
jyb
to be in accord
lionize
treat as a celebrity
LIE-uhn-iez
to treat as a celebrity
litigation
legal proceedings
lit-i-GEY-shuhn
the process of making a claim in court
luminous
bright
LOO-muhn-uhs
radiating light; bright
meager
short supply
MEE-ger
in short supply; lacking fullness or richness
melancholy
sad
MEL-un-kahl-ee
depressed or sad
meretricious
falsely attractive
mehr-ih-TRIHSH-uhs
attractive but false; showy
noisome
stinking
NOY-suhm
offensive as an odor; stinking
olfactory
related to sense of smell
ol-FAK-tuh-ree
pertaining to sense of smell
onus
burden
OH-nuhs
a burden or responsibility
palpitate
pulsate
PAL-pi-teyt
to pulsate with unusual rapidity from exertion, emotion etc.; beat rapidly and irregularly
permeable
penetrable
PUR-mee-uh-buhl
allowing something to pass through; penetrable
postulate
essential premise
POS-chuh-leyt
essential premise; underlying assumption
prescient
having foresight
PREH-shuhnt
having foresight
purvey
provide
per-VEY
provide
quiescence
motionlessness
kwy-ES-unts
motionlessness
refulgent
glowing
ri-FUL-junt
shining brightly; glowing
respite
a break
RES-pit
a break; interval of rest
sibylline
prophetic
SIB-uh-leen
prophetic, oracular
simian
related with monkeys
SIM-ee-uhn
related with monkeys or apes
stigma
mark of shame
STIHG-mah
a mark of shame or discredit
superannuated
outdated
soo-puhr-AAN-yoo-ay-tihd
too old, obsolete, outdated
topple
tumble down
TOP-uhl
tumble down
vexation
annoyance
veks-AY-shun
state of feeling annoyed or irritated
wax
increase
waks
to increase; to grow
weighty
significant
WEY-tee
important or momentous; serious