Day 70
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acumen
keen insight
AK-u-men
keen insight
callow
immature
KAA-loh
immature, inexperienced; unfledged (of a young bird)
distend
swell
dih-STEHND
to bulge or expand
eloquence
fluent speaking
EL-uh-kwuhns
fluent speaking; skillful use of language
ephemeral
fleeting
ih-FEHM-uhr-uhl
short-lived
glimmer
unsteady light
GLIM-er
unsteady light
malevolent
evil intentions
muh-LE-voh-lent
showing vicious ill will; spiteful
mannered
pretentious
MAAN-uhrd
artificial in character; affected
preeminent
distinguished
pree-EM-uh-nuhnt
important or distinguished; outstanding
pundit
expert
PUN-dit
an authority on a subject
recompense
repay
REK-uhm-pens
to repay
resolution
resolve
rez-uh-LOO-shuhn
the quality of being determined; resolve
sardonic
mocking
sahr-DAH-nihk
scornful; mocking
transgress
violate a law
trans-GRES
violate a law
waive
surrender
weyv
surrender; give up