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pejorative- negative in connotation
perpiscuity-clearness of expression
officious-excessive eagerness in offering service, meddlesome
pertinacious-stubborn
slovenly-untidy, careless
pinion-(v.) restrain
propinquity- nearness, kinship
pristine- characteristic of earlier times
probity- uprightness
polemic- controversy
partisan- one sided, prejudice
hapless-unlucky
docile- obedient
perfunctory- superficial, not thorough, lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm
feral- wild, untamed
pernicious- very destructive
confound- confuse, puzzle
propitiate- appease
contention- claim, thesis
deride- ridicule
ostentatious- showy, pretentious
stolid- dull
paucity- scarcity
chicanery- trickery, deception
supercede- replace
onerous- burdensome
penury- severe poverty
perfidy- treachery, disloyalty
obviate- make unnecessary, get ride of
occlude- shut, close
tacit- understood, not put into words
tenuous- thin, weak
torpor- lethary
truculent- aggressive, ferocious
vituperative- abusive, scolding
approbation- approval
appropriate-(v.) aquire, take posession
attenuate-(v.) make thin, weaken
austere- severely simple
aver- state confidently
belie- contradict
admonish- warn
adulterate- make impure
alacrity- cheerful promptness
apprise- inform
diatribe- bitter scolding
diffidence- shyness
engender- cause, produce
proscribe- banish
equanimity- composure
esoteric- hard to understand
solicitous- concerned
reprobate- person hardened in sin
quiescent- dormant
mitigate- appease, moderate
sanction- approve, ratify
disparage- belittle
ingratiate-(v.)become popular with
repudiate- disown, disavow