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1. Encumber
- To burden or weigh down.
- To restrict or hinder the movement or progress of.
2. Prolific
- Producing a large amount of something.
- Highly productive or creative.
3. Stipulate
- To demand or specify a condition in an agreement.
- To make an express demand or provision.
4. Sonorous
- Having a full, deep, or rich sound.
- Capable of producing a deep or ringing sound.
5. Martial
- Relating to war or military life.
- Warlike or aggressive.
6. Diversion
- An activity that diverts the mind from tedious or serious concerns.
- The act of turning aside or redirecting something.
7. Exalted
- Having a full, deep, or rich sound
- Held in high regard or esteemed.
8. Zenith
- The highest point or peak.
- The time at which something is most powerful or successful.
9. Inarticulate
- Unable to speak clearly or express oneself effectively.
- Not clearly expressed or pronounced.
10. Incarcerate
- To imprison or confine.
- To restrict someone’s freedom by placing them in a confined space.
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Temerity
1. excessive confidence or boldness; audacity.
Indict
● formally accuse of or charge with a serious crime.
Burgeoning
1. beginning to grow or increase rapidly; flourishing.
Humdrum
1. lacking excitement or variety; dull; monotonous.
Postulate
1. suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning,
discussion, or belief.
2. nominate or elect (someone) to an ecclesiastical office subject to the sanction of a higher
authority.
Immaculate
1. perfectly clean, neat, or tidy.
Esoteric
1. intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized
knowledge or interest
Affront
1. an action or remark that causes outrage or offense.
Vehement
1. showing strong feelings; forceful, passionate, or intense.
Abstruse
1. difficult to understand; obscure.
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connoisseur
noun
1: one who understands the details, technique, or principles of an art and is competent to act as
a critical judge
a connoisseur of music
2: one who enjoys with discrimination and appreciation of subtleties
appease
verb
1: to make concessions to (someone, such as an aggressor or a critic) often at the sacrifice of
principles
appeased the dictator by accepting his demands
2: to cause to subside : allay
appeased my hunger
3: to bring to a state of peace or quiet
profuse
adjective
1: pouring forth liberally
2: exhibiting great abundance
lexicon
noun
1: a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their
definitions : dictionary
a French lexicon
2: the vocabulary of a language, an individual speaker or group of speakers, or a subject
apprehensive
adjective
1: viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the
future
2: capable of understanding or quick to do so
fabricate
verb
1: invent, create
: to make up for the purpose of deception
2: specifically : to construct from diverse and usually standardized parts
salient
adjective
3
a: projecting beyond a line, surface, or level
b: standing out conspicuously
ennui
noun
1: a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom
renounce
verb
1: to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration
renounce his errors
2: to refuse to follow, obey, or recognize any further
wreak
verb
1: bring about, cause
wreak havoc
2
a: to cause the infliction of (vengeance or punishment)
b: avenge
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Posthumous
adjective
1: born after the death of the father
2: published after the death of the author
Impediment
noun
1: something that impedes
especially : an impairment (such as a stutter or a lisp) that interferes with the proper articulation
of speech
2: a bar or hindrance (such as lack of sufficient age) to a lawful marriage
Intercede
verb
1: to intervene between parties with a view to reconciling differences
Ostentatious
adjective
1: attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or
obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing
Facetious
adjective
1: joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish
just being facetious
2: meant to be humorous or funny : not serious
subversion
noun
1: the act of subverting : the state of being subverted
especially : a systematic attempt to overthrow or undermine a government or political system by
persons working secretly from within
2: obsolete : a cause of overthrow or destruction
Paragon
noun
1: a model of excellence or perfection was a paragon of goodness a paragon of a wife paragon
verb
1: to compare with : parallel
2: to put in rivalry : match
Implicit
adjective
a: capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
an implicit assumption
b: present but not consciously held or recognized
Reminiscent
adjective
1: of the character of or relating to reminiscence
2: marked by or given to reminiscence
Malleable
adjective
1: capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers
2: capable of being altered or controlled by outside forces or influences
