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| Consequential (adj) | Definition: Following as a result or effect; important or significant. |
| Endorse (verb) | Definition: Declare one's public approval or support of. |
| Demur (verb) | Definition: Raise doubts or objections; show reluctance. |
| Ectoplasm (noun) | Definition: An immaterial or ethereal substance, eps. the transparent corporeal presence of a spirit or ghost. |
| Frolicsome (adj) | Definition: Lively and playful. |
| Hubris (noun) | Definition: Excessive pride or self-confidence. |
| Impugn (verb) | Definition: Dispute the truth, validity or honesty of (a statement or motive); call into question. |
| Flag (verb) | Definition: Mar (an item) for attention or treatment in a specified way. |
| Excise (noun) | Definition: A tax levied on certain goods and commodities produced or sold within a country and on licenses granted for certain activities. |
| Defunct (adj) | Definition: No longer existing or functioning. |
| Arboreal (adj) | Definition: (chiefly of animals) living in trees. |
| Pragmatic (adj) | Definition: dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations. |
| Onerous (adj) | Definition: (of a task, duty, or responsibility) involving an amount of effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome. |
| Myopic (adj) | Definition: lacking imagination, foresight, or intellectual insight. |
| Mirth (noun) | Definition: amusement, esp. as expressed in laughter. |
| Maverick (noun) | Definition: an unorthodox or independent-minded person. |
| Itinerant (adj) | Definition: traveling from place to place. |
| Inane (adj) | Definition: silly; foolish |
| Affable (adj) | Definition: good-natured and easy to talk to. |
| Arboreal (adj) | Definition: (chiefly of animals) living in trees. |
| Rectitude (noun) | Definition: morally correct behavior or thinking. |
| Repudiate (verb) | Definition: refuse to accept or be associated with. |
| Serene (adj) | Definition: calm and untroubled |
| Strident (adj) | Definition: loud and harsh. |
| Trove (noun) | Definition: a store of valuable things. |
| Serpentine (adj) | Definition: of or like a serpent or snake. |
| Stymie (verb) | Definition: prevent or hinder the progress of. |
| Sycophant (noun) | Definition: A person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage. |
| Transient (adj) | Definition: lasting only for a short time. |
| Vignette (noun) | Definition: a brief evocative description or episode. |
| Affluence (noun) | Definition: the state of having a great deal of money. |
| Arcane (adj) | Definition: understood by few. |
| Deleterious (adj) | Definition: causing harm or damage |
| Disingenuous (adj) | Definition: not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does. |
| Archaic (adj) | Definition: very old or old-fashioned. |
| Avarice (noun) | Definition: extreme greed for wealth or material gain. |
| Bombast (noun) | Definition: high-sounding language with little meaning, used to impress people. |
| Commandeer (verb) | Definition: officially take possession or control of (something), esp. for military purposes. |
| Convergence (noun) | Definition: the process or state of coming together from different directions. |
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