english vocab

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dun

marked by dullness or drabness

obtuseness

insensitivity; stupidity

loiter

to pass time idly

uncompromising

inflexible; headstrong

crestfallen

disappointed

sagely

wisely

distinguishable

characterized by separate kinds or categories

rebuke

chew out; reprimand; reproach

sanctity

holiness

demure

bashful; shy; timide

sensuously

having strong sensory appeal

cynicism

gloomy, distrustful view of life

buffet

beat up; pummel

cuffing

belting; hitting

corpulent

chubby; fat

governable

able to be controlled, directed or strongly influenced

abominable

detestable; hateful; loathsome

cascading

falling or rushing forthh in quantity

torrid

fervent; fevered; intense

speculation

putting forth an opinion without proof

dredged

brought to light by deep searching

ambush

to blind- side; to take unawares

composite

something formed by blending

compelled

made someone or something; forced

liberation

freeing from bondage

multitudinous

a large number of

propitiatingly

reconcilingly;bringing back to calm and friendly feelings

unquenchable

incapable of being satisfied

quavered

trembled

wary

hesitating before taking action

faltered

flip- flopper; hesitated

parried

replied to an attack

talisman

object believed to bring good luck

indefinable

incapable of being precisely described or analyzed

acrid

chemically biting

eclipsed

to reduce in importance or repute

elephantine

gigantic; monstrous

suppressed

subdued; restrained; held back

crepitation

making a crackling sound

distended

stretched into a more rounded shape