Day 52
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analgesic
painkiller
an-l-JEE-zik
a drug or remedy that relieves pain
benign
gracious
buh-NYN
favorable, gracious
commandeer
confiscate
kom-uhn-deer
take possession of
construe
interpret
kuhn-STROO
to explain or interpret
conventional
normal
kuhn-VEN-shuh-nl
adhering to accepted standards
despondent
dejected
dih-SPAHN-duhnt
discouraged, dejected, hopelessness
diatribe
harsh denunciation
DIE-uh-trieb
a harsh denunciation or verbal attack ; a criticizing speech
diffuse
spread
dih-FYOOZ
to spread or scatter
dirge
mournful song
duhrj
a mournful song or poem for the dead
enormity
evilness
i-NOR-mi-tee
excessive wickedness, evilness
fret
worry
fret
worry, irritation
goad
to urge
gohd
to urge
gorge
eat greedily
gawrj
eat greedily; narrow opening with a stream
indefatigable
tireless
in-di-FAT-i-guh-bul
not easily exhaustible
literati
learned persons
lit-uh-RAH-tee
educated and intelligent people
lope
run
lohp
to run with long strides
moderation
temperance
mod-uh-REY-shuhn
quality of not being extreme
nebulous
vague
NEB-yoo-lus
cloudy, vague
polyglot
multilingual
PAH-lee-glaht
knowing, using or written in more than one language
profligacy
reckless extravagance
PROF-li-guh-see
shameless immorality; reckless extravagance
proponents
supporters
pruh-POH-nuhnt
person who advocates, supports cause
qualms
misgivings
kwahms
misgivings, compunction, uneasiness
robust
strong
roh-BUHST
strong; healthy; tough
sully
tarnish
SUH-lee
to tarnish; to defile
superimpose
lay over something
soo-per-im-POHZ
to place above something else
taxonomy
science of classification
tak-SON-uh-mee
the science of classifying organisms in categories
trudge
walk wearily
truhj
walk wearily
vignette
small sketch
vin-YET
a small illustration placed at the beginning or end of a book or chapter; small sketch
warrant
authorization
WOR-uhnt
authorization; written order; guarantee
wistful
longing
WIST-fuhl
longing; characterized by melancholy