Day 73
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astringent
harsh
uh-STRIN-junt
harsh or severe
cavalcade
parade
kav-uhl-KEYD
any procession
complement
counterpart
KOM-pluh-ment
something that completes or improves
hedonism
devotion to pleasure
HEE-dun-izm
devotion to pleasurable pursuits
igneous
volcanic
IG-nee-uhs
pertaining to fire ; volcanic
incumbent
officeholder
in-KUHM-buhnt
holder of an office; necessary as part of somebody's duties
intermittent
irregular
in-ter-MIT-nt
sporadic; irregular
lamentation
express grief
lam-uhn-TEY-shuhn
expression of regret or sorrow
languish
fade away
LANG-gwish
decay; fade away; get weaker
pry
peer
prahy
to inquire unnecessarily; look curiously
redress
relief from wrong
RIH-drehs
relief from wrong; correction
salutary
causing improvement
SAL-yoo-ter-ee
favorable to health; causing improvement
valorous
valiant
VAL-er-uhs
valiant
viscous
thick and sticky
VIH-skuhs
thick and sticky
xenophobe
racist
ZEN-uh-fohb
a person who hates or fears foreigners or strangers