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discomfit -Verb
- to defeat, to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment (to make
- self-conscious, to humiliate, to make shy/uncomfortable),
- to frustrate the plans of (thwart)
- discomfittingly=adv discomfiter=noun
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elide-Verb
- to leave out of consideration (omit),
- to suppress or alter a vowel or syllable, to strike out
- elision=noun?
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panoply-Noun
- A magnificent or impressive array,
- something forming a protective covering like a full suit of armor
- panoplied=adj.
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perambulate-Verb
- to travel over or through esp. on foot,
- to make an official inspection (of a boundary) on foot
- perambulation=noun, perambulatory=adj.
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Proustian-adj.
- Proust is a French novelist that lived from 1871-1922. He
- was considered one of the best novelists of his time, and was one of the
- first people to write openly about homosexuality.
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vicissitude-Noun
- the quality or state of being changeable,
- natural change or mutation visible in nature or human affairs,
- an event or a situation that occurs by chance, a fluctuating
- state or condition
- vicissitudenous=adj.
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Faustian-adj.
- Referring to Faust,
- especially made/done for present gain
- without considering future costs/consequences
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predilection-Noun
- an established preference for
- something (bias, predisposition)
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constituent
- one who authorizes another
- to act as an agent, an essential part/component of something
- also a noun, constituently=adv
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ineluctable-adj.
- not to be avoided, changed, or resisted (inevitable)
- ineluctability=noun, ineluctably=adv.
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auspicious-adj.
- favored by fortune, promising success
- auspiciously=adv., auspiciousness=noun
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encomium-Noun
- glowing and warmly enthusiastic praise,
- a tribute
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neophyte-Noun
a new convert, a novice or beginner
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amalgamate-Verb
- to unite, to merge into a single body,
- to mix or combine
- amalgamator=noun, amalgamable and amalgamative=adj.
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diatribe-Noun
- a bitter and abusive speech or writing,
- ironic or sarcastic criticism,
- a bitter and sharp denunciation
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conceit-Noun
- a fanciful idea/thought or opinion,
- an elaborate metaphor,
- especially appreciative of one’s own worth
- Verb-to flatter (esp. oneself) to have a good opinion of
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redound-Verb
- to have a good or bad effect/result as to the
- advantage or disadvantage of a person or a thing,
- to come back and honor or dishonor a person
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jettison-Verb
- to get rid of/omit of as superfluous (unnecessary)
- Noun-a voluntary sacrifice of cargo to lighten a ship’s load
- jettisonable=adj.
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blandishment-Noun
- something that tends to coax or cajole
- (allurement, persuasion)
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putative-adj.
- commonly accepted or supposed,
- assumed to exist or have existed
- putatively=adv.
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