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having a sour or bitter taste or character; sharp; biting

to increase in intensity, power, influence or prestige

a medieval science aimed as the transmutation of metals, esp. base mtals into gold

aggreable; responsive to suggestion

something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context

having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe; something with a tightening effect on tissue

sharing a border; touching; adjacent

a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude

tending to believe too readily; gullible

an attitude or quality or belief that all people are motivated by selfishness

polite or appropriate conduct or behavior

scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment

to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull

one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge

to slight or belittle

to disclosed something secret

to flatter or praise excessively

to show contempt for, as in a rule or convention

pointlessly talkative, talking too much

marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial

overbearing presumption

about to happen; impending

not capable of change

hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement

having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice

damaging; harmful; injurious

not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate

steadfast and courageous

using few words; terse

an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party

characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood

to calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity

a recent convert; a beginner; novice

to deliberately obscure; to make confusing

stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising

characterized by or given to pretentious display; showy

to permeate throughout

calm; sluggish; unemotional

an overabundance; a surplus

practical rather than idealistic

overstepping due bounds; talking liberties

pure; uncorrupted; clean

adherence to highest principles; complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness

a natural predisposition or inclination

excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant

a natural inclination or tendency, penchant

dull; lacking in spirit or imagination

characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste

foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals

occuring or recurring daily; commonplace

to make or become thin, less dense; to refine

hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure

radiant; shiny; brilliant

to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise

diligent; persistent; hard-working

a piece of broken pottery or glass

causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep

thin; not dense; arranged at widely spaced intervals

one who spends money wastefully

not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern

inplied; not explicitly stated

brief and concise in wording

to publicly praise or promote

sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating

genuine; not viable; uninhabitable

indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable

to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another; waver

multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different color

annoyance; irritation

alertly watchful

to use harsh, condemnatory language; to abuse or sensure severely or abusively; berate

readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive