Vocabulary

malevolent - wishing harm to others; malicious edification - intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement indigenous - originally living or growing in a region; native auspicious - showing signs of a successful outcome predilection - a tendency to favor something iniquities - extreme injustice; wickedness domiciled - to establish oneself in a residence or home dispensation - the act or process of giving out; distribute contentious - inclined to argue; quarrelsome diminutive - extremely small in size
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puny - small or inferior in size, strength, or significance palliation - to ease the pain or force of caricature - a picture or description of a person or thing in which certain distinctive features are greatly exaggerated passe - no longer in fashion innate - possessed at birth; inborn ascertain - to find out morphodite - an offensive term for hermaphrodite apoplectic - extremely angry viscous - sticky rudiment - a basic principle or skill
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habiliment - clothes, especially associated with a profession fey - whimsical; strange congenial - of a pleasant disposition; friendly uncouth - not refined; crude acrimonious - bitter or stinging in language or tone elucidate - to make clear or plain; explain ecclesiastic - a minister or priest placid - calm; peaceful acquiescence - submission without protest; quiet agreement venerable - worthy of respect by virtue of age or position
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taut - pulled or drawn tight ominous - signs of danger ambidextrous - able to work with both hands ruefully - inspiring pity or compassion squalid - having a dirty appearance irascible - easily made angry impertinence - rudeness bovine - cow spurious - lacking authenticity florid - flushed with rosy color
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staccato - musical style where notes are short and unconnected blandly - dull or pleasant manner furtive - done in a stealthy manner hock - the joint of a hind leg of an animal with hooves repertoire - all of songs performed rout - overwhelming defeat pinioned - small gear that engages a big wheel reprimand - to rebuke severely connived - to pretend not to notice wisteria - climbing any of several woody vines
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