Day 26
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abstain
refrain
uhb-STAYN
to refrain from an activity
alacrity
cheerful readiness
uh-LAK-ri-tee
cheerful readiness; eagerness; speed
bequeath
bestow
bih-KWEETH
to give or leave through a will; to hand down
bovine
cow-like
BOH-vahyn
relating to, or resembling cows; dull
carnality
sensuality
kahr-NAL-uh-tee
sensuality
compunction
remorse
kuhm-PUHNGK-shuhn
feeling of guilt or regret
crepuscular
active at dawn
kri-PUHS-kyuh-ler
active at dawn and dusk; pertaining to twilight
culpable
deserving blame
KUL-puh-bul
deserving blame
despot
tyrannical ruler
DEHS-puht
a ruler with absolute power; tyrannical ruler
discrepancy
inconsistency
dih-SKREP-uhn-see
disagreement between two things; inconsistency
egoism
selfishness
EE-goh-iz-uhm
self-centeredness
endorse
support
en-DAWRS
to support; to sign one's name on
episodic
loosely connected
ep-uh-SAH-dik
loosely connected; occurring at intervals
execrable
terrible
EK-si-kruh-buhl
very bad ; terrible
feral
wild
FER-uhl
existing in a wild or natural state
fervent
zealous
FUR-vunt
greatly emotional or zealous
forge
counterfeit
fohrj
to imitate fraudulently; a special fireplace
heed
careful attention
heed
to give attention; careful attention
impoverished
poor
im-POV-er-isht
destitute; poor
incongruity
inappropriateness
in-kuhn-GROO-i-tee
the state of being not suitable in a particular situation
ingest
swallow
in-JEST
take in by swallowing
insouciant
carefree
in-SOO-see-unt
free from concern ; carefree
lien
legal claim
leen
the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt
magnanimity
generosity
mag-nuh-NIM-i-tee
the quality of being generously noble, especially in forgiving
massacre
killing of many
MAS-uh-ker
cruel killing of a large number of people
mutinous
rebellious
MYOOT-n-uhs
very rebellious; difficult to control
ostensible
professed
ah-STEHN-sih-buhl
appearing as such, professed
papyrus
ancient document
puh-PAHY-ruhs
material used for writing on before paper was invented
pathos
evoking pity
PEY-thos
evoking sadness or pity
pedantic
showing off learning
pi-DAN-tik
too worried about small details or formal rules
pertain
be relevant to
per-TEYN
belong as a part; relate
prerogative
privilege
pri-ROG-uh-tiv
right or privilege
pusillanimous
cowardly
pyoo-suh-LAA-nih-muhs
cowardly
quotidian
occurring daily
kwo-TIH-dee-uhn
occurring or recurring daily; commonplace
renowned
famous
ri-NOUND
famous
restorative
that revives
ri-STAWR-uh-tiv
anything that restores or revives; a tonic
sentient
conscious
SEHN-shuhnt
able to perceive by senses; conscious
smorgasbord
Swedish buffet
SMAWR-guhs-bawrd
a Swedish buffet of cold dishes
stratified
layered
STRAT-uh-fahyd
layered
stultify
impede
STUHL-tuh-fahy
to render useless; impede
susceptibility
sensitivity
suh-sep-tuh-BIL-i-tee
sensitivity; capacities for emotions
tenable
reasonable
TEHN-uh-buhl
defensible, reasonable
vindictive
spiteful
vin-DIK-tiv
having a desire to take revenge; spiteful
warmonger
person who advocates war
WOR-muhng-ger
person who advocates war
warranted
justified
WOR-uhntd
authorized or justified