Day 38
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abjure
renounce
aab-JUR
to renounce formally or give up under oath
acrimony
bitterness
AAK-ruh-moh-nee
bitterness, animosity or harshness of behavior or speech
adulation
excessive praise
a-ju-LAY-shun
excessive praise
ancillary
accessory
AAN-suhl-eh-ree
accessory; subordinate; helping
atrocious
monstrous
uh-TROH-shuhs
shockingly bad, monstrous, wicked
attenuate
make thinner
uh-TEHN-yoo-ayt
to weaken or make thinner
beseech
plead
bih-SEECH
to beg eagerly; plead, implore
blase
bored
BLAH-zey
unconcerned because of frequent indulgence; bored
centurion
commanding officer
sen-TOOR-ee-uhn
an officer commanding a Roman century
champion
support
CHAM-pee-uhn
to advocate or support
cogitate
ponder
KOJ-i-teyt
to think hard; meditate
complaisant
agreeable
KOM-pluh-zant
pleased or satisfied with how things are ; agreeable
demagogue
agitating person
DEH-muh-gawg
a person who tries to win support by appealing to emotions rather than reason
desecration
blasphemy
DES-i-kreyt-uhn
spoiling something holy; blasphemous behavior
effete
weak
ih-FEET
without strength or power ; weak
engrave
impress deeply
en-GREYV
impress deeply
extricable
that can be freed
EK-stri-kuh-buhl
that can be freed
flout
defy
flowt
to treat with contempt
fluster
nervous
FLUHS-ter
confuse or make nervous
illuminate
make clear
ih-LOO-muh-neyt
to light up or make clear
imbroglio
complicated situation
im-BROHL-yo
complicated and embarrassing situation
improvident
thoughtless
ihm-PRAHV-ih-duhnt
without planning or foresight, negligent
inveterate
ingrained
in-VET-ur-ut
firmly established ; ingrained
kudos
fame
KOO-dohz
fame or glory
lavish
extravagant
LAA-vish
extravagant
neologism
new word
nee-AH-luh-ji-zuhm
a new word, expression, or usage
odium
intense hatred
OH-dee-uhm
intense hatred or dislike
perfidy
treachery
PUR-fuh-dee
treachery; deliberate breach of faith
perspicacity
insight
pur-spi-KAS-i-tee
quick judging and understanding; insight
precedent
criterion
PRES-i-duhnt
a previous occurrence used as a guide
prosaic
unimaginative
proh-ZAY-ik
dull, unimaginative
quiescent
motionless
kwie-EH-sihnt
at rest; motionless
raiment
attire
REY-muhnt
attire
rebus
riddle
REE-bus
a representation of words by pictures or symbols that sound like the words
reproof
censure
ri-PROOF
an act or expression of rebuke or censure
resilience
elasticity
ri-ZIL-yuhns
quality of quickly returning to the original shape; resistance
rotund
plump
roh-TUHND
plump
sage
wise
seyj
wise or prudent
scorch
affect color
skawrch
to affect the color, taste etc. by burning slightly; travel at high speed; shrivel with heat
shard
broken piece
shard
a fragment, especially of a broken earthenware
spendthrift
waster of money
SPEND-thrift
a person who spends money wastefully
timbre
quality of sound
TIM-ber
quality of sound produced by a particular instrument or voice
timid
shy
TIM-id
shy; lacking in bravery
transitory
temporary
TRAHN-sih-tohr-ee
not permanent; temporary
trickle
flow in drops
TRIK-uhl
flow in drops