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satrunine (adj.)
cold and steady in mood, gloomy or surly in disposition, having a sardonic aspect
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sacrosanct (adj.)
- very sacred or holy, inviolable, treated as if it were prone to criticism or violation
- (sacrosanctity=noun)
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hegemony (noun)
- a superior influence or authority over others, the social/cultural/idealogical/economic influence exerted by a certain group
- (hegemonic=adj.)
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vitriol (noun)
- something sharp and caustic that resembles a vitriol (a metal)
- (vitriolic=adj)
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bilious (adj.)
- of or relating to bile, sickeningly unpleasant, having a peevish, ill-natured disposition
- (biliously=adv,
- biliousness=noun)
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patina (noun)
a superficial covering/exterior, the surface of something that has grown beautiful with age, an appearance derived from association, habit or established character
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paragon (noun/verb)
- a model of excellence or perfection
- (verb-to be in rivalry with)
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strident (adj.)
- a harsh, insistent sound, something that commands attention by a loud, obtrusive quality
- (stridently=adv)
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dilatory (adj.)
- tending to cause delay, characterized by procrastination
- (dilatorily=adv.,
- dilatoriness=noun)
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perspicacious (adj.)
- having keen mental perception, perceptive, acute, sharp (perspicacity
- & perspicaciousness=noun, perspicasiously=adv.)
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antediluvian (adj.)
extremely primitive, made or developed a long time ago, referring to the time before the flood of the Bible (also a noun)
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banal (adj.)
- lacking originality and freshness; trite
- (banalize=verb,
- banally=adv.)
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ennui (noun)
a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction; boredom
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languid (adj.)
- sluggish, drooping as if from exhaustion, lacking quickness of movement
- (languidly=adv.,
- languidness=noun)
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sartorial (adj.)
- of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes
- (sartorially=adv.)
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vitiate (verb)
- to make ineffective, faulty, or defective, to lower in moral or aesthetic status
- (vitiation
- & vitiator=noun)
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peccadillo (noun)
a slight offense
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nubile (adj.)
- of mariageable condition or age, sexually attractive in a young female
- (nubility=noun)
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pejorative (adj.)
- having negative connotations, tending to belittle
- (also
- a noun, pejoratively=adv.)
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milieu (noun)
the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops; environment
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