Day 35
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adjunct
addition
aj-uhngkt
something added or attached
boisterous
noisy
BOY-stur-us
noisy, lacking restraint
cavalier
arrogant disregard
kaav-uh-LEER
carefree and nonchalant; with lordly disdain
chagrin
shame
shuh-GRIHN
a keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment
coagulate
to thicken
koh-AG-yuh-leyt
to thicken
coax
persuade
kohks
to attempt to influence by flattery
concatenate
link together
kon-KAT-n-eyt
link together
congenital
inborn
kuhn-JEN-ih-tl
existing since birth
cursory
hasty
KUR-suh-ree
hasty
deplete
consume
dih-PLEET
to exhaust the supply of
duplicity
deceit
doo-PLIS-i-tee
deliberate deception; cunning
estimable
worthy
EH-stuh-muh-buhl
deserving admiration; worthy
expostulate
argue earnestly
ik-SPOS-chuh-leyt
to argue earnestly
extradite
deport
EK-shruh-dahyt
deport from one country back to the home country
ferret
search out
FER-it
to search out
ford
wade across
fohrd
to wade across a river or stream
forestall
to prevent
for-STAHL
to prevent an action
hamper
impede
HAM-per
hinder; obstruct
inalienable
not transferable
in-AYL-ee-uh-bul
not transferable
inscrutable
incomprehensible
in-SKROOT-uh-bul
incapable of being understood, mysterious
internecine
deadly
in-ter-NEE-seen
pertaining to conflict within a group ; deadly
jurisprudence
legal matters
joor-his-PROOD-ns
philosophy of law
malady
illness
MAL-uh-dee
illness; disease
martial
associated with war
MAR-shul
associated with war and the armed forces
modicum
small amount
MOD-i-kuhm
a moderate amount
myopic
short-sighted
mie-AHP-ihk, mie-OH-pihk
short-sighted; narrow minded
negligent
careless
NEG-li-juhnt
careless
novice
beginner
NOV-is
a beginner; tyro
panoply
array
PAA-nuh-plee
a large and impressive collection of something; array
pensive
thoughtful
PEN-siv
in a thoughtful mood; thinking deeply
perennial
happening repeatedly
puh-REN-ee-ul
happening repeatedly
pliant
bending readily
PLAHY-uhnt
bending readily; easily influenced
plumb
measure depth
plum
to measure the depth
preternatural
supernatural
pree-ter-NACH-er-uhl
supernatural, unusual
pucker
wrinkle
PUHK-er
wrinkle
reconcile
restore peace
REK-uhn-sahyl
restore peace
revere
venerate
ri-VEER
have deep respect for
scrutinize
examine
SKROOT-n-ahyz
to examine carefully
sermon
speech on moral issue
SUR-muhn
a talk on a moral or religious subject; instructive speech with a moral
strut
swagger
strut
to walk proudly with head up and chest down to impress others
surfeit
overindulgence
SUHR-fiht
excessive amount; overindulgence in eating or drinking
tremulous
trembling
TREM-yuh-luhs
shaking or trembling
unfrock
depose
uhn-FROK
to remove a priest from his position; depose
uproarious
hilarious
uhp-RAWR-ee-uhs
hilarious; hysterical; very funny
valedictory
pertaining to farewell
val-i-DIK-tuh-ree
pertaining to farewell