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abate

[uh-beyt]

​​to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.

proscribe

[proh-skrahyb]

to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit

misanthrope

[mis-uhn-throhp]

a hater of humankind

exhort

[ig-zawrt]

to urge, advise, or caution earnestly; admonish urgently

effete

[ih-feet]

lacking in wholesome vigor; decadent

facade

[fuh-sahd]

the front of a building, especially an imposing or decorative one

bijou

[bee-zhoo]

jewel

zoomorphic

[zoh-uh-mawr-fik]

characterized by a highly stylized or conventionalized representation of animal forms

lugubrious

[loo-goo-bree-uhs]

mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner

enunciate

[ih-nuhn-see-eyt]

to utter or pronounce (words, sentences, etc.), especially in an articulate or a particular manner

idyllic

[ahy-dil-ik]

suitable for or suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple or rustic

purl

[purl]

knitting; to knit with a reverse stitch

bellicose

[bel-i-kohs]

inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious

dowdy

[dou-dee]

not stylish; drab; old-fashioned

emanate

[em-uh-neyt]

to flow out, issue, or proceed, as from a source or origin; come forth; originate

blight

[blahyt]

any cause of impairment, destruction, ruin, or frustration

truculent

[truhk-yuh-luhnt]

aggressively hostile; belligerent

magnanimous

[mag-nan-uh-muhs]

generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness

palatable

[pal-uh-tuh-buhl]

acceptable or agreeable to the palate or taste; savory

querulous

[kwer-uh-luhs]

full of complaints; complaining

spasmodic

[spaz-mod-ik ]

pertaining to or of the nature of a spasm; characterized by spasms

aleatory

[ey-lee-uh-tawr-ee]

of or relating to accidental causes; of luck or chance; unpredictable

schmooze

[shmooz]

to chat idly; gossip

stalwart

[stawl-wert]

strongly and stoutly built; sturdy and robust