Day 48
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acrophobia
fear of heights
ak-ruh-FOH-bee-uh
fear of heights
alleviate
relieve
uh-LEE-vee-ayt
to relieve; to improve partially
analogous
similar
uh-NAAL-uh-guhs
similar, comparable
ardent
passionate
AHR-dihnt
passionate, fervent, enthusiastic
arduous
strenuous
AR-juh-wus
hard to endure ; strenuous
auxiliary
supporting
awg-ZIL-yuh-ree
supporting, supplementary
beguile
mislead
bih-GAHYL
to deceive by flattery, trickery etc; to charm
burlesque
comic play
ber-LESK
comic play; lampoon
centrifuge
separator
SEN-truh-fyooj
device to separate substances by spinning them at high speed
chorales
simple hymns
kuh-rahl
simple hymns
churl
a boor
churl
bad-tempered or rude person
conflagration
big fire
kon-fluh-GREY-shuhn
a big destructive fire
countenance
approve of
KOWN-tuh-nunts
to approve of
countermand
revoke
KOUN-tuhr-maand
to revoke or cancel; make a contrary order
defame
slander
dih-FEYM
to disgrace or slander
dissolution
disintegration
dis-uh-LOO-shun
disintegration; looseness in morals
dogmatic
opinionated
dawg-MAAT-ihk
assertive of opinions in a arrogant manner ; dictatorial
facilitate
to make easier
fuh-SIL-i-tey
to make easier
heretical
unorthodox
huh-RET-i-kul
violating accepted dogma; unorthodox
incarnate
in human form
in-KAHR-nit
in human form
innovate
invent
IN-uh-veyt
invent; introduce something new
pillory
expose to public scorn
PIL-uh-ree
to expose to public scorn or derision
pragmatic
practical
praag-MAA-tihk
practical rather than idealistic
precipitate (v.)
to hasten
preh-SIH-puh-tayt
to cause to happen; hasten
rationale
fundamental reason
rash-uh-NAL
fundamental reason or principles
reactionary
conservative
ree-AK-shuh-ner-ee
conservative
rustic
rural
RUH-stihk
pertaining to the country; rural
serene
calm
suh-REEN
calm; peaceful
suppliant (adj.)
beseeching
sup-PLY-unt
asking humbly; beseeching
waffle
talk equivocally
wof-uhl
to talk equivocally