Day 27
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abscission
termination
ab-sizh-uhn
act of cutting off or removing
anathema
curse
uh-NA-thuh-muh
solemn curse; a loathed person or thing
apathetic
indifferent
ap-uh-THET-ik
having or showing little or no emotion; not interested or concerned
ascetic
austere
uh-SET-ik
one who practices rigid self denial; austere
autonomous
independent
aw-TON-uh-muhs
self-governing
baneful
pernicious
BEYN-fuhl
pernicious, poisonous
brevity
briefness
BREV-i-tee
being brief in duration; concise expression
canard
false news
kuh-NARD
a false piece of news
canonical
orthodox
kuh-NON-i-kuhl
conforming to orthodox or well-established rules or patterns
coerce
compel
koh-URS
to compel by force
coeval
coexisting
koh-EE-vuhl
of the same period; coexisting
corroborate
give evidence
kuh-RAHB-uhr-ayt
to provide an evidence that supports a statement; confirm
coy
shy, modest
koi
shy, modest
debunk
disprove
dih-BUHNK
to expose as being pretentious or false; disprove
din
loud noise
din
loud sustained noise
explicate
to explain
EK-spli-keyt
to explain or interpret ; to develop
fanatical
obsessed
fuh-NAH-tih-kuhl
single-mindedly obsessed with one thing
finicky
finical
FIN-i-kee
excessively particular; difficult to please
gestation
development
jeh-STAY-shuhn
process of developing from conception to birth
hack
cut roughly
hak
cut roughly; a horse kept for riding or driving
hapless
unfortunate
HAAP-luhs
unfortunate
incise
make a cut
in-SAHYZ
to make a cut in; engrave
inclined
tending towards
in-KLAHYND
directing the mind in a certain direction
incorrigible
incurable
in-KAWR-i-juh-buhl
incapable of being changed or corrected; unruly
menagerie
collection of animals
muh-NAJ-uh-ree
collection of wild animals
microcosm
a little world
MAHY-kruh-koz-uhm
a small world; a thing that has all the features of something much larger
pare
reduce by cutting
payr
to reduce by cutting
perish
get destroyed
PER-ish
to get destroyed; decay
petrous
like a rock
PET-rus
like a rock; hard
pied
multi-colored
pyd
multi-colored
plebeian
common
plee-BEE-uhn
pertaining to the ordinary people; crude
plummet
drop straight down
PLUM-et
to drop straight down
presage
foretell
PRES-ij
to foretell
probity
uprightness
PROH-bih-tee
honesty, uprightness
ramble
wander aimlessly
RAM-buhl
wander aimlessly
sap
drain
sap
to make something or somebody weaker
schematic
diagrammatic
skee-MAT-ik
in a form of a diagram that shows the main features but not the details; diagrammatic
shrill
high-pitched
shril
high-pitched
sobriquet
nickname
SOH-brih-keht
a nickname
sublime
lofty
suh-BLIEM
lofty, supreme
vituperate
attack bitterly
vih-TOO-puhr-ayt
abuse verbally; to censure severely
whet
sharpen
wet
to sharpen; to increase
woo
court
woo
try to win; to seek the favor or love of; court
xenophobia
fear of foreigners
zee-nuh-FOH-bee-uh
a fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers
yoke
to join
yohk
to join or link