Day 49
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amiable
friendly
EY-mee-uh-buh
pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; friendly; agreeable
bent
inclination
bent
inclination
cacophonous
harsh-sounding
kuh-KOF-uh-nuhs
having a harsh or unpleasant sound
caustic
burning
KAH-stihk
burning; causing corrosion
constrict
compress
kuhn-STRIKT
to compress or inhibit
defiance
open disregard
dih-FAHY-uhns
open disregard
depravity
sinfulness
dih-PRAAV-ih-tee
sinfulness, moral corruption
effusive
gushing
i-FYOO-siv
gushing; demonstrative
emaciated
very thin
ih-MEY-shee-ey-tid
thin and weak mainly due to undernourishment or illness; withered
exorcise
expel evil spirits
EK-sawr-sahyz
to free from evil spirits or malign influences
fauna
animal kingdom
FAW-nuh
animals living in a specific area or in a particular period of history
heterogeneous
different in kind
he-truh-JEE-nyuhs
composed of different kinds of parts
hospitable
cordial
HOS-pi-tuh-buhl
treating guests or strangers warmly
hush
become silent
huhsh
to make or become silent; silence
imbue
infuse
ihm-BYOO
to infuse
inquest
investigation
IHN-kwehst
an investigation; judicial enquiry
interpose
intervene
ihn-tuhr-POHZ
to insert, to intervene
jaded
exhausted
JEY-did
tired; bored; worn out
jaunt
outing
jawnt
short pleasure trip
libido
sexual desire
li-BEE-doh
sexual desire or instinct
magnate
influential person
MAG-nat
a person of great influence; eminent person
oblivious
unaware
uh-BLIV-ee-uhs
without memory; unaware
orate
speak
aw-REYT
speak in a pompous manner
pejorative
disparaging
PEH-jaw-ruh-tihv
disparaging, belittling
potent
powerful
POHT-nt
powerful; compelling; strong
proclivity
propensity
proh-CLIH-vuh-tee
a natural inclination
putrefaction
decay
pyoo-truh-FAK-shuhn
becoming rotten
secrete
to discharge
si-KREET
to produce a liquid substance; discharge
sordid
filthy
SOR-did
wretchedly poor; filthy
wraith
ghost
rayth
an apparition of a living person supposed to portend his or her death