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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

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