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amicable

characterised by friendliness and absence of discord

integrity

the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles

discern

recognize or find out, usually by senses (make out)

perfunctory

an action carried out without interest or effort (hasty)

burgeon

begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish

merit

a quality of being exceptionally good, one deserving praise; the merits of something- the advantages something has compared to others; (little artistic merit)

to lean on

to pressure someone into doing something one wants

paramount

more important than anything else; supreme

incongruous

in disharmony with the surrounding; out of place

virtue

a trait or behaviour that is morally good; a trait of excellence

redolent

strongly reminiscent or suggestive of (archaic: sweet smelling)

conspicuous

clearly visible, often in a undesirable way

animosity

a strong feeling of dislike or hatered

crux of the matter

the most important part of a matter, one that affects the entire body

perchance

by some chance; perhaps

garish

tastelessly showy, bright or elaborate

subterfuge

deceit used to hide or achieve something

onus

something that is someone’s duty or responsibility

indispensable

absolutely necessary

callous

showing or nursing an insensitive and cruel disregard for others

inordinate

unusually or disproportionately large; excessive

ludicrous

so foolish and unreasonable as to be amusing

smoulder

to burn slowly with smoke, but no flame; smoke; show suppressed anger or other powerful emotion; exist in a suppressed state

desecrate

treat something sacred with blatant disrespect

in the gutter

very poor, struggling in a bad living standard

sway

move slowly or rhythmically backwards and forwards, or side to side; to control or influence

obtuse

annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand

cacophony (racket)

a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds

languid

showing a disinclination for effort and physical exertion (often in an attractive manner)

vigil

a period of keeping awake to keep watch or guard

ascribe

regard something as the cause; attribute

venerate

regard with a great deal of respect; honoring a saint

indefatigable

persisting tirelessly

disseminate

spread ex. information widely; spread throughout an organ

fledgling

a baby bird

heed

to pay careful attention to

insurgency

an active revolt or uprising against a ruling body

as to

with respect to; concerning; according to (decisions as to which bears aren’t allowed to be kept as pets)

idiosyncrasy

a mode of behaviour or way of thought peculiar to an individual

glacial pace

slowly

risible

provoking laughter through being ludicrous

sublime

of great excellence and beauty; sublimate- divert or modify an impulse into a socially acceptable activity (libido must be sublimated into productive activities)

to fashion

to create something, either by hand or imagination

lest

with the intention of preventing; in case; (wore headphones lest he disturb anyone)

providence

the protective care of god or spiritual power; timely preparation for future eventualities

mandate

an official order or commission; (verb) to give someone authority (the rightful king was mandated by god)

taunt

an insulting remark, made to provoke someone

inconspicuous

not clearly visible or attracting attention

Debasement

the action or process of reducing the quality or value pf something

of your own accord

done out of one’s free, unforced will

etymology

the study of the origin and evolution of words

purple prose

overly ornate prose text that near disrupts the narrative flow

middle of the road

mediocre